Tag: election
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$500,000 stolen in Australian super fund data breach
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in SecurityNewsSuper industry’s peak body says majority of hacking attempts stopped but money lost by a small number of customers<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/04/australia-election-2025-live-peter-dutton-anthony-albanese-labor-coalition-poll-tariffs-trump-interest-rates-rba-ntwnfb”>Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign</li><li>Get our <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl”>afternoon election email, <a href=”https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3″>free app or <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl”>daily news podcast</li></ul>Hackers have targeted Australian superannuation funds this week, with a small number of customers losing a…
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Australian super funds compromised after data breach as hackers use stolen passwords
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in SecurityNewsRetirement savings industry’s peak body says majority of hacking attempts stopped but a number of companies affected by data breach<ul><li>Get our <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl”>afternoon election email, <a href=”https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3″>free app or <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl”>daily news podcast</li></ul>Hackers have targeted Australian superannuation funds this week, the retirement savings industry’s peak body has said, with a number of funds having member…
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Poland’s prime minister says cyberattack targeted his party as election nears
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in SecurityNewsAn official within the prime minister’s office said the attackers attempted to take control of computers belonging to both party employees and election staff. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/poland-prime-minister-cyber-targeted
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Poland’s prime minister says cyberattack targeted his party as election nears
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in SecurityNewsAn official within the prime minister’s office said the attackers attempted to take control of computers belonging to both party employees and election staff. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/poland-prime-minister-cyber-targeted
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Democratic groups sue to block Trump administration’s elections order
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in SecurityNewsThe lawsuit casts much of the order as broadly illegal and outside the scope of the executive branch’s constitutional powers. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/democratic-groups-challenge-trump-election-order/
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Experts: Integrity of US elections at risk due to decreased CISA funding
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/experts-integrity-of-us-elections-at-risk-due-to-decreased-cisa-funding
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How CISA Cuts Impact Election Security
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in SecurityNewsState and federal security experts weighed in on the impact that budgetary and personnel cuts to CISA will have on election security as a whole. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/how-cisa-cuts-impact-election-security
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Trump CISA Cuts Threaten US Election Integrity, Experts Warn
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in SecurityNewsExpert speakers discussed the impact of reported cutbacks to CISA on the ability of local officials to protect against surging cyber-attacks on US election infrastructure First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/trump-cisa-cuts-us-election/
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CISA Budget Cuts Weaken US Election Security, Officials Warn
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in SecurityNewsState and Local Election Offices Face Growing Cyber Threat Amid Federal Budget Cuts. Top-ranking current and former security officials warned Thursday that President Donald Trump’s budget cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other election security efforts have left U.S. election infrastructure vulnerable to escalating cyber threats. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Domestic violence survivors urged to take safety precautions after NSW justice department data breach
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in SecurityNewsAttorney general says hacker gained unlawful entry to state’s Justice Link system and accessed 9,000 files, which could include victim details<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/27/australia-politics-live-fuel-excise-cost-of-living-tax-cuts-salmon-election-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-ntwnfb”>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</li><li>Get our <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl”>breaking news email, <a href=”https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3″>free app or <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl”>daily news podcast</li></ul>Domestic and family violence victim-survivors who are concerned their safety may have been…
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Thousands of NSW court files including AVOs leaked in ‘major data breach’
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in SecurityNewsInvestigation under way after around 9,000 documents including sensitive affidavits exposed<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/27/australia-politics-live-fuel-excise-cost-of-living-tax-cuts-salmon-election-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-ntwnfb”>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</li><li>Get our <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl”>breaking news email, <a href=”https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3″>free app or <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl”>daily news podcast</li></ul>About 9,000 court files, including sensitive documents such as apprehended violence orders and affidavits, have been leaked in a data breach of the…
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Trump issues executive order seeking greater federal control of elections
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in SecurityNewsThe order seeks to withhold federal funding from states that don’t comply, sparking a heated backlash from legal and election experts. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/trump-election-executive-order-sparks-backlash-from-critics/
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Trump shifts cyberattack readiness to state and local governments in wake of info-sharing cuts
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Tags: advisory, cio, cisa, ciso, communications, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, election, government, group, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, metric, office, resilience, risk, russia, strategy, technology, threatCreating a national resilience strategy The EO requires the assistant to the President for national security affairs (APNSA), in coordination with the assistant to the President for economic policy and the heads of relevant executive departments and agencies, to publish within 90 days (by June 17) a National Resilience Strategy that articulates the priorities, means,…
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UK Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup 23 March 2025
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Tags: ai, best-practice, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, disinformation, election, email, espionage, exploit, group, incident, malicious, network, phishing, qr, ransomware, service, threat, update, vulnerabilityWelcome to this week’s edition of our cybersecurity news roundup, bringing you the latest developments and insights from the UK and beyond. NHS Scotland Confirms Cyberattack Disruption On 20 March 2025, NHS Scotland reported a major cyber incident that caused network outages across multiple health boards. The cyberattack disrupted clinical systems and led to delayed…
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White House Shifting Cyber Risk to State and Local Agencies
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in SecurityNewsExecutive Order Shifts Cyber Responsibilities to States, Sparking Security Concerns. The White House is shifting cybersecurity risk management from the federal government to states and local agencies, marking a pivot in how Washington supports the protection of elections and critical infrastructure. Many states lack their own national security and cyber threat intelligence centers. First seen…
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UK Official Says Russian Disinfo Blocked in 2024 Election
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in SecurityNewsDoppelganger Unsuccessfully Attempted to Distort Election, UK Minister Said. A Russian government-directed foreign influence campaign unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the 2024 U.K. elections, a British security minister told a parliamentary committee. The government identified disinformation networks linked to Russian influence campaign widely tracked as Doppelganger. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/uk-official-says-russian-disinfo-blocked-in-2024-election-a-27759
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CISA Cuts $10M in ISAC Funding & 100s of Employees
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in SecurityNewsPresident Trump has long complained about perceived threats to election security. Now his DHS has kneecapped the agencies designed to support it. Experts are worried about what comes next. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/cisa-cuts-isac-funding-employees
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We didn’t fire red teams, we just unhired a bunch of them
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in SecurityNewsAgency tries to save face as it also pulls essential funding for election security initiatives First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/13/cisa_red_team_layoffs/
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We didn’t fire our red team, we just unhired a bunch of them
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in SecurityNewsAgency tries to save face as it also pulls essential funding for election security initiatives First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/13/cisa_red_team_layoffs/
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ISAC Executive Order Increases Risk for Small Towns
All of the small towns across America will have less time to prepare for and need more time to respond to and recover from threats to and attacks on their election infrastructure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/isac-executive-order-increases-risk-for-small-towns/
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CISA Defunds Threat-Sharing Hubs for States and Elections
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in SecurityNewsCyber Defense Agency Axes Funding for Key ISACs as Trump Shifts Federal Priorities. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is eliminating $10 million in annual funding for two key cybersecurity hubs supporting states and local elections as agency officials tell Information Security Media Group the move is aimed at eliminating waste and realigning priorities. First…
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Trump nominates cyber vet Sean Plankey for CISA chief amid DOGE cuts and firings
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Tags: cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, disinformation, election, government, infrastructure, jobs, RedTeam, toolPlankey’s potential impact on CISA’s staff and spending cuts: CISA has long been a target of Republicans, primarily due to the minimal amount of now-discontinued work the agency conducted on misinformation efforts. It has also experienced heavy staff and spending cuts spurred by Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative.Over the past seven weeks, CISA has endured at…
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Everything While Training: Lessons on C and C++ Secure Coding Practices with Tanya Janca
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in SecurityNewsClick here for full interview. In this show, we speak with Tanya Janca, aka SheHacksPurple, a renowned code security trainer with nearly 30 years of experience in application development, engineering, and testing. In the past, she’s worked in counterterrorism for the Canadian government and as chief security officer for the federal election in Canada. When”¦…
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CISA worker says 100-strong red team fired after DOGE cancelled contract
Election infosec advisory agency also shuttered First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/cisa_staff_layoffs/
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Trump Administration Halts Funding for Two Cybersecurity Efforts, Including One for Elections
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in SecurityNewsThe Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials. The post Trump Administration Halts Funding for Two Cybersecurity Efforts, Including One for Elections appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/trump-administration-halts-funding-for-two-cybersecurity-efforts-including-one-for-elections/
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CISA completed its election security review. It won’t make the results public
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in SecurityNewsCritics said the decision creates broad uncertainty among other stakeholders who work to protect elections. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisa-election-security-review-lacks-transparency/
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Canadian intelligence agency warns of threat AI poses to upcoming elections
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in SecurityNewsInfluence and espionage campaigns, boosted by AI, are likely to be aimed at Canada’s upcoming elections, says a new report from the CSE, the country’s signals and cyber intelligence agency. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/canada-cyber-agency-elections-warning-ai-
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German government denies foreign election interference was successful
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in SecurityNewsThe recent federal election in Germany “was not manipulated by foreign actors,” a government spokesperson said, following comments by a Bundestag member. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/german-government-denies-election-interference-successful