November 3, 2020 Voters should be wary of ‘meme warfare’ Voters should be wary of deceptive memes that may claim false victories or foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election, a cybersecurity firm said.
October 28, 2020 Russian hackers are going after everything, from elections to industrial systems Russia is a relentless, increasingly malicious hacker of everything American, recent threats show.
October 27, 2020 Election meddling by Iran, Russia, China to amp up prior to presidential election In the wake of the Treasury Department citing “brazen attempts to sow discord” in the U.S. election process by Iran, other nation-state actors are ratcheting up activity in the final week before the election.
October 22, 2020 Voter data widely available on dark web, cybersecurity experts say Targeting millions of voters with misinformation may be as easy as clicking the right button in 2020.
October 22, 2020 US officials link Iran to emails targeting Democratic voters Emails sent to Democrats in battleground states such as Florida, Arizona and Pennsylvania appeared to be aimed at intimidating them into voting for President Trump.
October 22, 2020 Texting scams are on the rise: report In the samples analyzed, the scammers masqueraded as major brands including Amazon, USPS, FedEx, Cash App, Netflix.
October 20, 2020 Colorado takes the offensive against election misinformation Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced a statewide initiative Tuesday to combat misinformation surrounding the 2020 general election.
October 20, 2020 Creepy deepfake bot created fake nudes by 'undressing' images of more than 100,000 women: research A deepfake bot has used artificial intelligence to “undress” images of women on the messaging app Telegram, according to new research.
October 14, 2020 FBI, DHS say hackers have gained access to election systems Hackers, possibly nation-state actors, have penetrated U.S. government networks and accessed election systems, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a joint alert.
October 13, 2020 Amazon Prime Day causing cyber criminals to ‘prey on the unwary’ Amazon Prime Day is here. Scams are too.