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Pro-Moscow voices tried to steer Ohio train disaster debate

The accounts also parroted Kremlin talking points about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By The Associated Press

After a major jack, U.S. looks to fix a cyber ‘blind spot’

U.S. rivals like Russia are aware of this blind spot and know how to exploit it, as the NSA director, Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, explained recently to the Senate Armed Services Committee.
By NPR

Intelligence report: Russia tried to help Trump in 2020 election

The unclassified document is the most comprehensive look the intelligence community has released regarding foreign efforts to meddle in the 2020 election.
By NPR

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What we know about Russia’s alleged hack of the U.S. government and tech companies

A massive computer breach allowed hackers to spend months exploring numerous U.S. government networks and private companies' systems around the world.
By NPR


2020 political campaigns are trying to avoid a 2016-style hack

"We would try to get them to do things like change their password for their email or change their password for the database we were using."
By NPR

Election officials in all 50 states to convene amid historic focus on voting and interference

Voters also say their biggest concern is disinformation, followed by voter fraud and voter suppression.
By NPR

FBI vows to warn more election officials if discovering a cyberattack

In Florida, for instance, two counties were breached in 2016, but state officials weren't briefed on the matter until roughly two years later.
By NPR

4 unanswered questions after the Justice watchdog’s Senate briefing

Even Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s 476-page report and his several hours of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee didn’t end the imbroglio over the Russian attack on the 2016 election.

By NPR

As 2020 approaches, some experienced election officials head to the exits

York County's Nikki Suchanic: "I think I'm just ready to move to a career that's maybe not so much under the spotlight or the microscope."
By NPR
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