Securing Elections

Millions of Voter Records Up for Sale Ahead of the US Midterm Elections

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...p-for-sale-ahead-of-the-us-midterm-elections/

 

Microsoft expands AccountGuard to U.K. to safeguard elections from cyberthreats
October 31, 2018
https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/31/...u-k-to-safeguard-elections-from-cyberthreats/

 

Many States Reject DHS Offer to Check Election Systems for Flaws, Saying They’re Safe from Hackers
October 31, 2018
https://labs.bitdefender.com/2018/1...ms-for-flaws-saying-theyre-safe-from-hackers/

 

Bolton confirms offensive cyber-operations conducted to protect midterms

https://www.cyberscoop.com/john-bolton-offensive-cyber-operations/

 

EAC standards don’t fully protect voting systems, pen tests show
November 1, 2018
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/sec...-fully-protect-voting-systems-pen-tests-show/

 

State of security: Indiana

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/state-of-security-indiana/

 

State of Security: Kentucky

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/state-of-security-kentucky/

 

State of security: Georgia

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/state-of-security-georgia/

EDIT
Reports for other states can be found here: https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/government-and-defense/election-coverage/

 

"Hackers targeting election networks across country prior to midterms

Hackers have ramped up their efforts to meddle with the country’s election infrastructure in the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s midterms, sparking a raft of investigations into election interference, internal intelligence documents show.

The hackers have targeted voter registration databases, election officials, and networks across the country, from counties in the Southwest to a city government in the Midwest, according to Department of Homeland Security election threat reports reviewed by the Globe. The agency says publicly all the recent attempts have been prevented or mitigated, but internal documents show hackers have had'“limited success.'

The recent incidents, ranging from injections of malicious computer code to a massive number of bogus requests for voter registration forms, have not been publicly disclosed until now..."

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2...ad-midterms/d0EzG4Cmh2jeMqllhXo4WP/story.html

 

Nat’l Guard cybersecurity units on election duty in three states
November 5, 2018
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/sec...urity-units-on-election-duty-in-three-states/

 

Tech companies offered free products to help secure the election. Now what?

https://www.cyberscoop.com/2018-midterm-elections-private-sector-cybersecurity-tools/

 

Blockchain-based elections would be a disaster for democracy

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...-elections-would-be-a-disaster-for-democracy/

 

DHS on Election Day: No malicious cyber-activity observed

https://www.cyberscoop.com/dhs-on-election-day-no-malicious-cyber-activity-observed/

 

EU Voters Worried About Election Hacking and Disinformation

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/eu-voters-worried-election-hacking/

 

South Korea to develop blockchain voting system
November 28, 2018
https://www.zdnet.com/article/south-korea-to-develop-blockchain-voting-system/

 

New bipartisan bill proposes international election security cooperation
November 30, 2018
https://www.cyberscoop.com/global-electoral-exchange-act-klobuchar-sullivan-senate/

 

"Emails of top National Republican Campaign Committee officials stolen in major 2018 hack

The House GOP campaign arm suffered a major hack during the 2018 election, exposing thousands of sensitive emails to an outside intruder, according to three senior party officials.

The email accounts of four senior aides at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) were surveilled for several months, the party officials said. The intrusion was detected in April by an NRCC vendor, who alerted the committee and its cybersecurity contractor. An internal investigation was initiated and the FBI was alerted to the attack, said the officials, who requested anonymity to discuss the incident...

Party officials would not say when the hack began or who was behind it, although they privately believe it was a foreign agent due to the nature of the attack...

The hack was first detected by an MSSP, a managed security services provider that monitors the NRCC’s network. The MSSP informed NRCC officials and they, in turn, alerted Crowdstrike, a well-known cybersecurity firm that had already been retained by the NRCC..."

https://www.politico.com/story/2018...c-officials-stolen-in-major-2018-hack-1043309

 

US elections watchdog says it's OK to spend surplus campaign cash on cybersecurity gear
December 13, 2018
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/12/13/us_elections_campaign_cybersecurity/

 

Here are the big election security measures in the House Democrats' massive new bill

https://www.cyberscoop.com/house-democrat-bill-election-security-measures-2019-hr-1/

 

Netanyahu Says Israel Ready to Thwart Election Cyber Meddling

https://www.securityweek.com/netanyahu-says-israel-ready-thwart-election-cyber-meddling

 

DNC officials say Russians unsuccessfully tried to hack them after 2018 midterms

https://www.cyberscoop.com/dnc-russian-hackers-2018-midterms/

 

Ukraine Sees Surge in Election-Targeted Cyberattacks

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks...election-targeted-cyberattacks/d/d-id/1333738

 

Facebook has 'new tools' against EU election meddling

https://phys.org/news/2019-01-facebook-tools-eu-election.html