Democratic National Committee (DNC) Archives

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greet U.S. President Joe Biden as First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff look on at the end of the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Democrats give cyber short shrift in party platform

It’s similar to the Republican platform in that way but a departure from the 2020 Democratic policy document.

Aug 20, 2024 By Tim Starks

email, phishing, spearphishing, business email compromise, malware — (Getty Images)

Emotet hackers are using Democratic Party content in email scam

The hackers behind the banking trojan are using text taken directly from the Democratic National Committee's website.

Oct 2, 2020 By Joe Warminsky

DNC issues another warning on TikTok, citing data security risks

The advisory comes as TikTok faces greater scrutiny for its security practices from both U.S. government agencies and corporations.

Jul 12, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas

Biden campaign hires ex-White House official Chris DeRusha as CISO

Chris DeRusha served as a White House cybersecurity adviser when Biden was vice president.

Jul 10, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas

Former Buttigieg CISO urges DNC to coordinate information sharing between campaigns

Sharing threat intelligence between one campaign and another remains challenging, says Mick Baccio.

Mar 5, 2020 By Shannon Vavra

Sen. Bernie Sanders. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ernesto Hernandez Fonte)

DNC tells campaigns to be wary of contact from fake Sanders team account

“They may impersonate people in the hopes that you will download suspicious files, or click on a link to a phishing site,” a Democratic National Committee official…

Feb 27, 2020 By Shannon Vavra

DNC to Silicon Valley on disinformation: do better

The DNC is putting pressure on social media companies ahead of the 2020 election.

Dec 16, 2019 By Shannon Vavra

Russia’s GRU propped up fake media personas, mostly failed at social media promotion after DNC hack

The effort failed to prioritize obvious strategies that would have generated higher engagement.

Nov 13, 2019 By Jeff Stone

The National Security Agency and Cyber Command’s Integrated Cyber Center’s Joint Operations Center Watch Floor in Fort Meade, Maryland.

Pentagon again deploying cyber personnel abroad to gather intel for 2020 elections

The effort is expected to be complete by the end of the year.

Nov 1, 2019 By Shannon Vavra

White House, President Donald Trump — President Trump speaks July 8, 2019, at the White House. (White House)

Why did President Trump mention CrowdStrike to the Ukrainian president?

President Donald Trump appears to have asked Ukraine's President to search for a server linked with the 2016 breach of the Democratic National Committee, a breach CrowdStrike…

Sep 25, 2019 By Shannon Vavra