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Dark Reading
Though it is possible for cyber disruptions to occur, CISA and the FBI say that ransomware will not impact casting or counting ballots.
The Register
It took 13 months to notice 40 million voters' data was compromised The UK's Electoral Commission has received a formal slap on the wrist for a litany of security failings that led to the theft of personal data belonging to around 40 million voters.…
Bleeping Computer
The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) revealed today that the Electoral Commission was breached in August 2021 because it failed to patch its on-premise Microsoft Exchange Server against ProxyShell vulnerabilities. [...]
The Register
ProxyNotShell vulnerability could be how UK body got pwned, suggests infosec expert The hacking of the UK’s Electoral Commission was potentially facilitated by the exploitation of a vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange, according to a security expert.…
The Hacker News
The U.K. Electoral Commission on Tuesday disclosed a "complex" cyber attack on its systems that went undetected for over a year, allowing the threat actors to access years worth of voter data belonging to 40 million people. "The incident was identified in October 2022 after suspicious activity was detected on our systems," the regulator said. "It became clear that hostile actors had first
The Register
'It doesn't help if the organization responsible for the integrity of elections' gets pwned The UK's Electoral Commission has been the subject of an online attack that may have exposed the names and addresses of voters, as well as the Commission's email system and unspecified other systems.…
Bleeping Computer
The UK Electoral Commission disclosed a massive data breach exposing the personal information of anyone who registered to vote in the United Kingdom between 2014 and 2022. [...]
The Register
Plus: Alleged front sanctioned, UK blames PRC for Electoral Commission theft, and does America need a Cyber Force? The United States on Monday accused seven Chinese men of breaking into computer networks, email accounts, and cloud storage belonging to numerous critical infrastructure organizations, companies, and individuals, including politicians and their political parties.…
ZDNet Security
Australia's Electoral Commission thought the ACT's e-voting system would be secure so long as its encryption key remained private, but a researcher has found this is not the case.
The Register
President's campaign continues against man he claims covered up evidence of electoral fraud in 2020 Chris Krebs, former CISA director and current political punching bag for the US President, says his Global Entry membership was revoked.…