Ars Technica NewsNov 22
Cryptography group cancels election results after official loses secret key https://arstechni.ca/t3ky #internationalassociateforcryptologicalresearch #electionsystems #encryptionkeys #Security #Biz&IT #iacr
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.

Voting system required three keys. One of them has been "irretrievably lost."

Ars Technica
Wayne ChristopherJul 9, 2025
"The commission [federal Election Assistance Commission] admonished Election Systems & Software over promotional literature and statements on its website that appear to assert, falsely, that voting machines the company sells with embedded modems have been sanctioned by the EAC under its testing and certification program." #AlabamaElections #ElectionIllusion #ElectionSystems
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/13/election-voting-machine-misleading-claims-394891
Election commission orders top voting machine vendor to correct misleading claims

This isn’t the first time Election Systems & Software has faced accusations of making fabricated or misleading assertions about its voting machines.

BakersRelayFeb 25, 2025

#TheGremlinZoo #USPol #DOGE #ElectionSystems

From CBSNews.com: Election systems feared to be vulnerable as Trump administration cuts workers tasked with security

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-firings-election-systems/

Election systems feared to be vulnerable as Trump administration cuts workers tasked with security

Cuts to the U.S. cybersecurity agency and FBI affected the federal workers tasked with stopping foreign interference in elections.

CBS News
Tom von AltenOct 10, 2023

"studies and myriad real-world examples have repeatedly shown that counting by hand is a uniquely bad idea in the context of American democracy. ... humans are notoriously poor at tedious, repetitive tasks."

Good news for most of us:
"Most local movements to hand-count ballots lose steam because, in most counties, there is enough diversity of political thought to create an opening for the introduction of facts."
#ElectionSystems
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/opinion/handcounting-votes-republicans-trump.html

Opinion | Counting Ballots by Hand Is a Bad Idea

Years after the 2020 election, some red areas are considering counting their votes by hand. It’s a bad idea, and Republicans could and should fix it.

The New York Times
Karen Lopez 🌎👩‍💻🔒Jan 18, 2023

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/18/politics/new-jersey-school-board-voting-machine

“The error during the software reinstallation prevented the system from notifying officials that data had been uploaded twice at the time the mistake occurred.

I’m trying guess the actual error. Do you think this was a configuration error? A #software version error? And I’m really wondering if votes were uploaded twice or counts were?

#Elections #Vote #Data #Fail #Error #ElectionSystems

ITSEC NewsNov 17, 2020
Episode 194: What Happened To All The Election Hacks? - Cyber attacks meant to disrupt the 2020 presidential election in the US were a foregone conclusion. ... https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/638924038/0/thesecurityledger~Episode-What-Happened-To-All-The-Election-Hacks/ #criticalinfrastructure #presidentialelection #electionsystems #recordedfuture #2020election #cyberattacks #crowdstrike #ransomware #topstories #companies #elections #spotlight #podcasts #malware #threats #hacking #china
Episode 194: What Happened To All The Election Hacks? | The Security Ledger

Cyber attacks to disrupt the 2020 U.S. presidential election were a lock. But 2 weeks later, those predictions have fallen flat. What happened?

The Security Ledger
ITSEC NewsOct 28, 2020
Episode 192: It’s Showtime! Are Local Governments Ready To Turn Back Election Hacks? - Election day is almost here. After years of warnings, are state and local governments ready for what... https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/637823780/0/thesecurityledger~Episode-Its-Showtime-Are-Local-Governments-Ready-To-Turn-Back-Election-Hacks/ #criticalinfrastructure #securingtheelection #electionsystems #riskmanagement #cybersecurity #2020election #government #topstories #ransomware #elections #spotlight
Episode 192: It's Showtime! Are Local Governments Ready To Turn Back Election Hacks?

After years of warnings, are state and local governments ready for what Russia, Iran or ransomware gangs have in store for them on Election Day?

The Security Ledger
ITSEC NewsOct 13, 2020
Election Systems Under Attack via Microsoft Zerologon Exploits - Cybercriminals are chaining Microsoft's Zerologon flaw with other exploits in order to infiltrate ... https://threatpost.com/election-systems-attack-microsoft-zerologon/160021/ #criticalinfrastructure #governmentattacks #electionsecurity #paloaltonetworks #vulnerabilities #citrixnetscaler #electionsystems #cve-2018-13379 #cve-2019-11510 #cve-2019-19781 #cve-2020-15505 #cve-2020-1472 #cve-2020-2021 #cve-2020-5902 #websecurity
Election Systems Under Attack via Microsoft Zerologon Exploits

Cybercriminals are chaining Microsoft's Zerologon flaw with other exploits in order to infiltrate government systems, putting election systems at risk, a new CISA and FBI advisory warns.

Threatpost - English - Global - threatpost.com
ITSEC NewsSep 24, 2020
Public Sector Mega-Vendor Tyler Technologies Says It Was Hacked - Tyler Technologies, the U.S.’s largest provider of software and services to the public sector said... https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/635904228/0/thesecurityledger~Public-Sector-MegaVendor-Tyler-Technologies-Says-It-Was-Hacked/ #criticalinfrastructure #tylertechnologies #electionsystems #government #ransomware #technology #topstories #business #malware #threats #erp
Public Sector Mega-Vendor Tyler Technologies Says It Was Hacked | The Security Ledger

Tyler Technologies, the U.S.’s largest provider of software and services to the public sector said on Wednesday that it was hacked by unknown assailants, who gained “unauthorized access” to the company’s IT and phone systems. Tyler, which sells software that supports a wide range of public sector functions such as permitting, inspections, 311 systems and utility billing said that it has hired independent IT experts to investigate the incident. The company’s MUNIS ERP (enterprise resource planning) technology is widely used by local governments across the U.S. “We are treating this matter with the highest priority and working with independent IT experts to conduct a thorough investigation and response,” wrote Matt Bieri, the company’s Chief Information Officer in an email obtained by The Security Ledger. Tyler is also working with law enforcement. The company’s web page displayed a message saying it was “temporarily unavailable” Wednesday evening. In the email message to …

The Security Ledger
ITSEC NewsAug 28, 2020
Spotlight Podcast: Taking a Risk-Based Approach to Election Security - In this Spotlight Podcast, sponsored by RSA, we take on the question of securing the 2020 Presidenti... https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/634705646/0/thesecurityledger~Spotlight-Podcast-Taking-a-RiskBased-Approach-to-Election-Security/ #criticalinfrastructure #electionsystems #riskmanagement #cybersecurity #2020election #cyberattacks #topstories #companies #spotlight #business #podcasts #threats #hacking #russia #risk #apt
Spotlight Podcast: Taking a Risk-Based Approach to Election Security | The Security Ledger

In this Spotlight Podcast, sponsored by RSA, we take on the question of securing the 2020 Presidential election. Is a risk-based approach needed?

The Security Ledger