OpenAI Blocks Iranian Influence Operation Using ChatGPT for U.S. Election Propaganda

OpenAI on Friday said it banned a set of accounts linked to what it said was an Iranian covert influence operation that leveraged ChatGPT to generate content that, among other things, focused on the upcoming U.S. presidential election. "This week we identified and took down a cluster of ChatGPT...

AI, election security headline discussions at Black Hat and DEF CON

As promised, Im back this week to recap some of the top stories coming out of Black Hat and DEF CON. Also as promised, AI was the talk of Vegas during Hacker Summer Camp or at least from what Ive been reading and hearing, I wasnt there in person. Several exhibitions and talks at both conferences...

The top stories coming out of the Black Hat cybersecurity conference

Over the next two weeks, two of the largest cybersecurity conferences in the world will take place in Las Vegas: Black Hat and DEF CON. That means product announcements, buzzwords and stories about "X smart appliance could burn your house down!" or something like that. Over the next two weeks, Il...

How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk

Experts say the “nonsensical” policy proposal, which largely aligns with Donald Trump’s agenda, would weaken the US agency tasked with protecting election integrity, critical infrastructure, and more...

Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases

Social Security numbers, death certificates, voter applications, and other personal data were accessible on the open internet, highlighting the ongoing challenges in election security...

Unveiling the 2024 Imperva DDoS Threat Landscape Report

In the ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity, Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks continue to be a significant threat. To help organizations stay ahead, were excited to introduce the 2024 Imperva DDoS Threat Landscape Report. This comprehensive report offers a deep dive into DDoS attack...

electionsupplies.co.uk Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3943352

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

AI and the Indian Election

As India concluded the worlds largest election on June 5, 2024, with over 640 million votes counted, observers could assess how the various parties and factions used artificial intelligence technologies--and what lessons that holds for the rest of the world. The campaigns made extensive use of AI...

Deepfakes and AI-Driven Disinformation Threaten Polls

Cheap and easy access to AI makes it harder to detect state-sponsored and homegrown campaigns during this election year...

Swalwell for Congress Campaign with Wolfsbane.ai Against AI-Generated Cloning

By Cyber Newswire Congressman Swalwell partners with Wolfsbane.ai, using advanced tech to shield his 2024 campaign from AI deepfakes and safeguard election integrity. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Swalwell for Congress Campaign with Wolfsbane.ai Against AI-Generated...

CVE-2022-4966 sequentech admin-console Election Description cross site scripting

A vulnerability was found in sequentech admin-console up to 6.1.7 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Election Description Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to...

CVE-2022-4966

A vulnerability was found in sequentech admin-console up to 6.1.7 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Election Description Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to...

PT-2024-11904 · Sequentech · Sequentech Admin-Console

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: sequentech admin-console versions up to 6.1.7 Description: A vulnerability was found in the Election Description Handler component of sequentech admin-console, which can be exploited to lead to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched...

CVE-2022-4966: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

A vulnerability was found in sequentech admin-console up to 6.1.7 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Election Description Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to...

electionsupplies.co.uk Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3889355

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

On Secure Voting Systems

Andrew Appel shepherded a public comment--signed by twenty election cybersecurity experts, including myself--on best practices for ballot marking devices and vote tabulation. It was written for the Pennsylvania legislature, but its general in nature. From the executive summary: We believe that no...

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Trump Trial Ransomware Leak

The notorious LockBit gang promised a Georgia court leak "that could affect the upcoming US election.” It didn't materialize—but the story may not be over yet...

Earth Lusca Uses Geopolitical Lure to Target Taiwan Before Elections

During our monitoring of Earth Lusca, we noticed a new campaign that used Chinese-Taiwanese relations as a social engineering lure to infect selected targets...

Deepfake Threat: $2 Deceptive Content Undermines Election Integrity

By Deeba Ahmed In 2024, over 60 countries worldwide are holding elections. The most significant threat to the integrity of these elections? Deepfake videos, readily accessible on the dark web and Telegram, with prices ranging from as low as $2 to $100. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the...

Cyberattack on Democracy: Escalating Cyber Threats Immediately Ahead of Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election

Cyberattack on Democracy: Escalating Cyber Threats Immediately Ahead of Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election By Anne An · February 13, 2024 Preface Cybersecurity has become an integral part of election security. Nation-state actors and other politically motivated groups are likely to try to...