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US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack
The US has expelled Russian diplomats and imposed new sanctions in response to the SolarWinds hack and election interference.
A YouTube network was spreading election disinformation for two months
A YouTube network was spreading US election disinformation for two months after the vote despite the company's promises of a crackdown.
Twitter labeled a forecaster's Georgia election tweet without controversy
Twitter labeled Dave Wasserman's call of a Senate seat victory by Raphael Warnock over Kelly Loeffler as coming in without corroboration from other sources, and Dave Wasserman agreed.
Twitter's latest Trump labels say Biden won the election
Twitter is more aggressively labeling Trump's tweets, noting that officials have certified Biden's election win.
YouTube will remove videos disputing the 2020 presidential election
YouTube has started removing any content claiming widespread fraud in the US election now that states have certified the results.
Joe Biden's presidential transition launches with BuildBackBetter.gov
The Joe Biden - Kamala Harris administration now has federal government support to begin its transition, including millions in funding and the use of .gov domains.
Donald Trump fires election cybersecurity director Christopher Krebs
Several days ago, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — a section of the Department of Homeland Security that, among other things, works on election security — issued a statement saying “The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history.
Federal cybersecurity agency calls election 'most secure in American history'
Despite claims made without any evidence about the validity of the November election, a collection of election officials signed on to a statement distributed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
Facebook puts groups on 'probation' for repeatedly spreading disinformation
Facebook has started putting groups on 'probation' to fight disinformation in the wake of the US election.
Joe Biden's campaign has a 'Fortnite' island
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have launched a 'Fortnite' island that rallies support through mini games.
FBI, Homeland Security detail how Iranian hackers stole US voter data
The FBI and Homeland Security's CISA have detailed how Iranian hackers stole US voter info, including by exploiting badly configured websites.
Hackers briefly swap out a page on the Trump campaign site
Someone 'seized' a page on DonaldJTrump.com and threated to release classified info.
Feds blame Russia, Iran for election misinformation and threatening emails
At a press conference on Wednesday evening, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe told reporters that two foreign actors, Iran and Russia, have been identified as taking actions to interfere in the US elections. Ratcliffe claimed the two have obtained voter data (which the Florida Secretary of State notes is publicly available), and specifically blamed Iran for emails sent to Florida Democrats that claimed to be from “Proud Boys” and contained threats goading them to vote for Donald Trump.
Facebook pulled 120,000 posts for attempting to interfere with US voting (updated)
Facebook says it pulled 120,000 posts trying to interfere with voting in the 2020 US election, but it's not clear if the company is doing all it can.
Chinese hackers impersonated McAfee to attack election campaign staffers
Google says that Chinese state hackers impersonated McAfee to trick election campaign workers into installing malware.
Google search now shows you where to vote or drop off your ballot
Google has added a tool to find voting and ballot drop off locations in search and in Maps, helping Americans vote in the 2020 election.
Microsoft helped disrupt the infamous Trickbot botnet
Microsoft has confirmed that it and partners disrupted the Trickbot botnet in a bid to protect US elections.
Russian state hackers appear to have breached a federal agency
Evidence suggests Russia's state-backed Fancy Bear group was behind a hack targeting a US federal agency.
Report highlights blindspots in Facebook's fight against voting misinformation
A tool that Facebook says can help state officials monitor voting misinformation doesn’t give users a complete picture of Facebook activity, according to a report from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP).
