SEDALIA, CO – JUNE 28: Mesa County Clerk and Colorado Republican candidate for secretary of state Tina Peters reacts to early election returns during a primary night watch party at the Wide Open Saloon on June 28, 2022 in Sedalia, Colorado. Peters lost to former Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson, who will move on to face Democratic incumbent Jena Griswold. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) Former Mesa County clerk sentenced to 9 years for 2020 voting system breach The judge called Tina Peters “a charlatan” after she gave a rambling defense of her actions. Oct 3, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
Stickers sit on a table at a polling location on November 8, 2022 in Atlanta, United States. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images) Cyberattack hits Georgia county at center of voting software breach State officials in Georgia have severed Coffee County’s access to statewide election systems while the breach is being addressed. Apr 26, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson AJ Vicens
Confetti flies over the stage and crowd as Taiwan’s president-elect from the Democratic Progressive Party, Lai Ching-te, speaks to supporters at a rally at the party’s headquarters on January 13, 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lai was among the politicians targeted by AI-generated propaganda. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images) Chinese hackers turn to AI to meddle in elections Beijing’s influence operations are experimenting with synthetically generated content to carry out influence operations, per Microsoft report. Apr 5, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
Supporters of President Donald Trump demonstrate at a ‘Stop the Steal’ rally in front of the Maricopa County Elections Department office on November 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Training days: How officials are using AI to prepare election workers for voting chaos Election officials in Arizona and Minnesota are creating novel training exercises to combat AI-generated content this November. Mar 14, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
Local resident Cierra Johnson (L) and her daughter Reniya Weekes (2nd L) hold signs to encourage people to vote early outside a polling station on November 29, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. A nonprofit suing the Coffee County Board of Elections claim the board withheld emails and security camera footage relevant to a 2021 breach of voting machine software and other election systems. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Georgia election officials withheld evidence in voting machine breach, group alleges A filing accuses county election officials of withholding records related to unauthorized copying of voting software by Trump allies in 2021. Feb 22, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
Safe Mode Threats to elections in 2024 and a deepfake in New Hampshire Katie Harbath, Founder and CEO of Anchor Change; Chief Global Affairs Officer for Duco; Non-Resident Fellow for Atlantic Council Jan 25, 2024 By CyberScoop Staff
(Isriya Paireepairit / Flickr) Facebook says it will step up efforts to stop coordinated campaigns that cause harm The new policies directly build on Facebook's security work cracking down on inauthentic coordinated behavior. Sep 16, 2021 By Tonya Riley