The IC said Moscow-directed actors and other countries could threaten election officials with violence to disrupt vote counting and certification.

The individuals allegedly used spearphishing and malware to target the accounts of “dozens” of current and former U.S. officials. 

The changes would permit federal candidates and current officeholders to use campaign funds to pay for software, devices and services and cover family members and campaign staff.

The report gave CISA high marks for its election security work but raised questions about a lack of strategic guidance from DHS.

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon spoke with CyberScoop about election security, funding fights with Congress and how to tackle disinformation.

Once a side issue, nearly every topic brought up during a House hearing on elections related to cybersecurity or false claims around election fraud.

A letter from election officials in all 50 states and D.C. said the agency needed to take immediate action.

The U.S. government announced indictments, seizures and sanctions against individuals they say were associated with a propaganda campaign targeting the 2024 election.

Director Jen Easterly and other leaders said engaging social media firms to remove inaccurate posts is “not our role.”

Letters sent to Sen. Warner and shared exclusively with CyberScoop show platforms’ approach to AI and elections following calls that they aren’t doing enough.