election security
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UK Labour Party Hit With ‘Sophisticated And Large Scale’ Cyber Attack During Election Campaign
The UK Labour Party announced on Tuesday that it’s been hit with a “sophisticated and large scale” cyber attack on its digital platforms but suggested that all of its data was secure.
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Facebook Extends Ban On Election Fakery To Include Lies About Voting Requirements
Facebook is banning spreading false information about voting requirements and will also “fact-check fake reports of violence or long lines at polling stations” as part of its preparations for the 2018 midterm elections, Reuters reported on Monday.
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Nearly 15 Million Texas Voters Reportedly Exposed By Data Leak
The voting records of some 14.8 million Texas residents were left exposed online and eventually got discovered by a data breach hunter overseas, according to TechCrunch.
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Facebook Deleted ‘Tens Of Thousands’ Of Fake Accounts During German Election
The election in Germany over the weekend saw the rise of the country’s nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, the first time in decades that a far-right group has won seats in German parliament. It also marked Facebook’s first real election security test since the company has fully come to terms with the widespread political…