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State Election System Hacking Linked to Previous Attacks

05

Sep

2016

Researchers have found links between the recent cyberattacks on U.S. state election systems and previous operations targeting political and government organizations in Turkey, Ukraine and Germany. A flash alert issued by the FBI last month warned about a couple of attacks targeting board of election systems in two U.S. states. While the agency did not […]

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FBI Warns of Attacks on State Election Systems

30

Aug

2016

A flash alert issued by the FBI earlier this month warns that unknown threat actors targeted the board of election systems of two U.S. states using widely available security testing tools. According to the alert, which is addressed to “need to know” recipients, one attack was detected in July and the second in August. In […]

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What you need to know about election apps and your personal data

26

Apr

2016

The number of apps related to the presidential primaries has grown considerably. These apps are more popular than ever, thanks mostly to Donald Trump, according to our data. However, we want to remind users that presidential primary apps can gather a lot of information and may expose sensitive data. Most primary apps are unofficial and […]

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