russian election interference
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Crappy Email Security Could Be the Next Big Threat to American Elections: Report
Given the embarrassing catastrophe that was the 2016 presidential election, staving off cyberattacks and foreign influence campaigns is a top priority for election officials nationwide as we get closer to November. Apparently, though, no one thought to apply that same level of scrutiny to their emails. Who’d have thought phishing scams would be the downfall of…
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Barr’s Summary Of Russian Cyber Interference In The 2016 Election Is Comically Light On Details
On Sunday, Attorney General William Barr released his summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry into alleged Russian interference to boost Donald Trump in the 2016 elections—a report that states it took “19 lawyers who were assisted by a team of approximately 40 FBI agents, intelligence analysts, forensic accountants, and other professional staff,” 2,800 subpoenas,…
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Trump ‘Hadn’t Thought’ About Asking Putin To Extradite Alleged Russian Hackers Until He Was Asked About It
In this photo provided by the German Government Press Office (BPA), Donald Trump, President of the USA (C) meets Vladimir Putin, President of Russia during the G20 Summit on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. President Donald Trump said he “hadn’t thought” to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to extradite the 12 Russian military officers…