Japan is experimenting with a blockchain-powered voting system Tsukuba will host the trial September 3, 2018 https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/09/03/japan-city-blockchain-voting/
Scientific collective calls for paper-based voting machines, no more internet voting September 6, 2018 https://statescoop.com/scientific-c...based-voting-machines-no-more-internet-voting
Wisconsin officials prepare for potential election hackers https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/16/wisconsin-officials-prepare-for-potential-election/
Symantec offers political campaigns service to guard against website spoofing https://www.cyberscoop.com/symantec-election-security-website-spoofing/
Federal judge rejects paper ballots for 2018 Georgia election September 18, 2018 https://politics.myajc.com/news/sta...2018-georgia-election/MPNGITqPbZ9wYfZ0NEP1IJ/
Report Shows Increased Cybersecurity for Voter Registration in US https://news.softpedia.com/news/rep...ity-for-voter-registration-in-us-522822.shtml
Stung by hacks, the Democratic National Committee is switching from Android to iPhones https://bgr.com/2018/09/21/democrats-hack-fears-shift-to-iphone/
In this election security drill, Massachusetts cops battle hackers to protect the vote https://www.cyberscoop.com/massachusetts-election-security-drill/
"Widely used election machines are vulnerable to cyberattack Voting machines used by election officials in more than half of the states in the U.S. contain a flaw that could allow hackers to access systems and change vote totals remotely. A report created at the DefCon hacker conference detailed a security flaw in an older model of machines manufactured by Election Systems & Software LLC, the nation's leading election equipment seller, that allows hackers to exploit the machines remotely via a networking bug, The Wall Street Journal reports. The Model 650 machines, which company representatives told the Journal it ceased manufacturing in 2008, are used by precincts in more than half of the states across the country. Other flaws affecting the Model 650 and other machines would require a hacker to gain physical access to voter machines with a device such as a thumb drive in order to alter votes. The 650 series, however, is vulnerable to two flaws that could also allow remote access,.." https://thehill.com/policy/technolo...y-states-are-vulnerable-to-cyberattack-report
DEF CON founder says there’s a ‘civil war’ at voting vendors over security https://www.cyberscoop.com/def-con-founder-civil-war-voting-equipment-vendors/
Rep. Speier: Congress needs a hack demo to understand election vulnerabilities https://www.cyberscoop.com/jackie-speier-election-security-def-con-voting-village/
Election security experts wonder what lies beyond 2018 https://www.cyberscoop.com/election-security-readiness-summit-eac-funding/
West Virginia's voting experiment stirs security fears https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/13/west-virginia-voting-app-security-846130
Up to 35 Million 2018 Voter Records For Sale on Hacking Forum https://threatpost.com/up-to-35-million-2018-voter-records-for-sale-on-hacking-forum/
Facebook Expands Efforts to Squash Voter Suppression https://threatpost.com/facebook-expands-efforts-to-squash-voter-suppression
After 2016 Hack, Illinois Says Election System Secure October 17, 2018 https://www.securityweek.com/after-2016-hack-illinois-says-election-system-secure
Facebook Creates War Room to Combat Fake News Ahead of September Elections https://news.softpedia.com/news/fac...ews-ahead-of-september-elections-523313.shtml
McAfee CTO raises concerns about election cyber security October 22, 2018 https://www.computerweekly.com/news...raises-concerns-about-election-cyber-security
"U.S. Begins First Cyberoperation Against Russia Aimed at Protecting Elections WASHINGTON — The United States Cyber Command is targeting individual Russian operatives to try to deter them from spreading disinformation to interfere in elections, telling them that American operatives have identified them and are tracking their work, according to officials briefed on the operation. The campaign, which includes missions undertaken in recent days, is the first known overseas cyberoperation to protect American elections, including the November midterms... Senior defense officials said they were not directly threatening the operatives. Still, former officials said anyone singled out would know, based on the United States government’s actions against other Russian operatives, that they could be indicted or targeted with sanctions... the American campaign undertaken in response to Russia’s information offensive is limited in large part to keep Moscow from escalating in response by taking down the power grid or conducting some other reprisal that could trigger a bigger clash between great powers..." https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/us/politics/russian-hacking-usa-cyber-command.html
Compromising vital infrastructure: how voting machines and elections are vulnerable October 22, 2018 https://blog.malwarebytes.com/cyber...ructure-voting-machines-elections-vulnerable/
I Bought Used Voting Machines on eBay for $100 Apiece. What I Found Was Alarming October 25, 2018 https://www.wired.com/story/i-bought-used-voting-machines-on-ebay/
Texas has a long history of problems with Hart eSlate voting machines October 26, 2018 https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/26/texas-voting-machines-changing-votes-hart-eslate/
Recommended Reading: Midterms have already been hacked The best long-form writing on technology and more on the web October 27, 2018 https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/27/recommended-reading-midterms-have-already-been-hacked/