Disinformation campaigns use text messages ahead of the 2022 US midterms; in Kansas, voters got texts falsely saying a “yes” vote would protect abortion access
The biggest election disinformation event of the 2022 midterm primaries was not an elaborate Russian troll scheme that played out on Twitter or Facebook. Tweets: @kevincollier , @andymstone , @kevinco...
Recent cyberattacks on Iran's fuel distribution system and an Israeli LGBTQ dating site show that Iran-Israel cyberwar is impacting civilians on a large scale
Iranians couldn't buy gas. Israelis found their intimate dating details posted online. The Iran-Israel shadow war is now hitting ordinary citizens. Tweets: @alexgibneyfilm , @ebkania , @chris_sactoc...
Investigation finds ransomware hackers are publishing sensitive information of schoolchildren on the dark web; over 1,200 US K-12 schools had data leaks in 2021
Most don't have bank passwords. Few have credit scores yet. And still, parts of the internet are awash in the personal information of millions of schoolchildren. Tweets: @kevincollier , @kevincollie...
Journalists say Amazon's PR team uses aggressive, manipulative, and sometimes outright deceptive tactics to intimidate and mislead reporters
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. Tweets: @alibreland , @mattrosoff , @willoremus , @danawollma...
Internal memo: DOJ has formed a taskforce to combat the proliferation of ransomware attacks, targeting the entire ecosystem with prosecutions and more
After ‘worst year ever’ for the cyberattacks, department seeks to disrupt digital ecosystem that supports them Tweets: @ericgeller , @kevincollier , and @dnvolz Tweets: Eric Geller / @ericgeller : DOJ...
A look at so-called Russian, encrypted, or “white” SIMs, used by criminals to spoof phone numbers, add voice manipulation to calls in real-time, and more
Criminals use so-called Russian, encrypted, or white SIMs to change their phone number, add voice manipulation to their calls … Tweets: @josephfcox , @brianroemmele , @lorenzofb , @kevincollier , @jos...
A look at Election Cyber Surge, which aims to bolster US election cybersecurity by matching local election officials with cybersecurity experts who want to help
Kevin Collier / NBC News : Tweets: @uuallan , @kevincollier , @asis_intl , @rhifionn , and @natlvoterregday Tweets: @uuallan : I volunteered to help. I was going to sign up to poll work, but I figure...