Microsoft: Russians trying to influence European elections
According to Microsoft, recent hacker attacks aimed at European democratic organisations have their origins in the hacker group Fancy Bear. This group is said to have links with the Russian intelligence services and focuses on civil society. The hackers seem to be hoping to influence the May Europea... Read more
Three largest political parties Australia victim of hack attack
With only a few weeks to go before the elections, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the country's three largest political parties have been hacked. This is a hack from a party that probably works on behalf of a government, although it is not certain which country and with w... Read more
Firefox election toolkit protects users from fake news
Mozilla has announced an "election bundle". With this bundle, users can protect themselves against misinformation and misleading advertisements in the run-up to the American elections in Novenber. That's what Venturebeat reports.
On Monday, Firefox launches a special version of its election browser,... Read more
Gmail accounts American senators targeted attacked by government hackers
Google today confirmed that the Gmail accounts of a number of U.S. senators and their employees have been attacked by hackers who have been granted state aid. This appears to be the case after Senator Ron Wyden wrote a letter in which he reported that the personal mail accounts of some senators and ... Read more
Facebook takes extra measures to prevent manipulation of elections
After the experiences of the previous American Presidential elections, in which fake news was disseminated on social media and attempts were made to hack into the accounts of political candidates and campaign employees, Facebook is now taking additional measures.
Facebook will come up with a pilot i... Read more