US arrests Twitter troll accused of spreading election disinformation in 2016
Douglass Mackey and his associates allegedly convinced thousands of people to vote by text on Election Day.
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2016 elections
Wisconsin Republicans say last minute hack cost party $2 million meant to reelect Trump
It's not the first time hacking allegations have surfaced near Election Day.
How US security officials are watching for threats ahead of Election Day
The big show is finally here, and American officials say they are pulling out all the stops to keep it secure.
US charges Russian GRU officers for NotPetya, other major hacks
NotPetya cost a reported $1 billion to a collection of U.S. organizations, officials said.
Microsoft looks to expose espionage groups taking aim at NGOs, US politics
“I have no reason to believe that they’ll be quiet between now and Nov. 3,” Microsoft’s Tom Burt said of Fancy Bear.
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Election cyberthreats have been ‘blocked, minimal or easily mitigated,’ federal agencies remind voters
For the second time in a week, the FBI and CISA have publicly reassured voters that election systems are being guarded from hacking.
FBI, CISA: Foreign actors likely to spread disinformation on election results
The agencies warn of false reports about voter suppression and fraud.
As Trump rails against mail-in voting, DHS warns Russia is doing the same
Moscow’s reported denigration of the vote-by-mail process mirrors the criticisms leveled by President Donald Trump.
Final Senate Intel report details remarkable contact between Trump campaign, Russian spies
Trump’s 2016 campaign manager Paul Manafort could have been involved in Russia's 2016 hack-and-leak operation, the Senate Intel Committee found.
How a new federal policy for telling election officials about cyber-intrusions got put to use
A phishing incident in Missouri shows that protocols put into place after 2016 are working, according to several federal and state election security officials.
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