Elections
US Elections 2024 are super prone to cyber attacks
With only a week remaining until the 2024 U.S. elections, global attention is squarely on America, a nation known for its economic strength. The spotlight isn’t just on the high-profile matchup between former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris; it also revolves around whether this developed country can conduct a fair election […]
Malicious emails tricking users to make donations for elections
As the US Elections of 2024 approach, voters must remain vigilant against a rising tide of cybercrime targeting political donations. Several threat groups are deceiving citizens into donating money purportedly for the elections, which turns out to be fraudulent schemes aimed at financial gain. A recent study by Trellix highlights the urgency for law enforcement […]
The Intersection of AI and Cybersecurity: Unveiling Threats to Elections
In an era dominated by technological advancements, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into various aspects of our lives has brought unprecedented convenience and efficiency. However, as we witness the growing reliance on AI, particularly in the realm of elections, a new concern emerges—how AI usage can potentially open the door to cybersecurity threats that […]
UK labels AI Tools as a cyber threat to National Elections
Britain has identified the continued use of AI tools as a significant cyber threat to the upcoming national elections slated for January 2025. Emphasizing the increasing difficulty for security experts to track and neutralize these deepfake threats, particularly in the context of digital elections, the nation has raised concerns about potential interference. As state-funded actors […]
Germany puts cyber attack blame on Russia for disrupting its general elections
Germany has officially put the blame on Russian government for launching cyber attacks to disrupt the country’s general elections. The Germany Ministry issued a public statement on this note yesterday and stated that it has reliable information that the GRU Military Intelligence service involved in espionage tactics where it stole login credentials of some bureaucrats […]
Trending news headlines on Google related to Cyber Attacks
1.) Bellingcat, an investigative journalism website which offers open-source intelligence and fact-finding tools has revealed that a recent cyberattack on its database has been sourced to Russian intelligence. Eliot Higgins, who happens to be the founder of the British based Bellingcat website said on last Friday that Russia backed hackers have been consistently trying to […]
Finland election results service hit by Cyber Attack
Finland police have issued a press statement early today that its election result services which help publish vote tallies were hit by a serious cyber attack just a week before the national elections. However, the situation is reported to have been brought under control and will show no effect on the voting process or the […]
Israel to become a victim of Cyber Attack on April 7
A Hebrew based news resource Mako suggests that IT hub Israel could become a victim of an annual cyber attack which is reported to take place on April 7th of this year i.e on Sunday. The authenticity of this news is yet to be known. But the source suggests that the attack could also show […]
Russia APT28 Cyber Attacks European Political Parties
After launching Cyber attacks on the US Democratic National Committee Servers in 2016 to access sensitive info and then the German Council on Foreign Relations and European Offices of the Aspen Institute & the German Marshall Fund; news is now out that Russian intelligence funded hacking group APT28 aka Fancy Bear has targeted some of […]
Ukraine blames Russia for cyber attacks targeting elections
October 27th, 2019 marks the day for the Parliamentarian elections of Ukraine, the government authorities are worried that Russia might try to influence the polls by launching cyber attacks on electoral servers and personal computers of the election staff way before the elections. Ukraine’s cyberpolice said last week that they have received reports from all […]
