The Iowa Democratic Party Did the Opposite of What It Should Have Done to Secure Its Disastrous App
Hiding the details of how a computer system works does nothing to make it more secure; election systems should instead rely on “open design.”
Election Insecurity
Amid mounting evidence that U.S. election infrastructure is dangerously vulnerable, The Intercept has been examining the role of hackers, federal agencies, and spies in what is becoming a global war on voters’ rights.
One Little-Watched Race Has Huge Implications for Election Hacking and Voter Suppression in Georgia
A December 4 runoff for secretary of state will help determine how Georgia handles decisions around securing voting machines and purging voter rolls.
A Short History of U.S. Meddling in Foreign Elections
The U.S. cannot credibly criticize Russian interference in U.S. elections without conceding that the United States doesn't exactly have clean hands.
Are We Making Elections Less Secure Just to Save Time?
Technologies like Wi-Fi that help deliver lightning-quick election results to a ravenous public can make voting infrastructure more vulnerable to hackers.
The Government's Argument That Reality Winner Harmed National Security Doesn't Hold Up. Here's Why.
The Justice Department now acknowledges that Russian hackers knew the U.S. was onto them months before the Winner leak.
Statement on the Sentencing of Whistleblower Reality Winner for Disclosing NSA Report on Russian Election Hacking
Reality Winner’s courage and sacrifice for the good of her country should be honored, not punished.
What Mueller’s Latest Indictment Reveals About Russian and U.S. Spycraft
The indictment has a surprising amount of technical information and presents the most detailed and plausible picture of the Russian cyberattacks so far.
Voices
Indictment of Russian Intelligence Operatives Should Quell Harebrained Conspiracy Theories on DNC Hack
The indictment makes a compelling case that the hack of the Democratic Party was a highly structured, officially sanctioned Russian intelligence operation.
A Swing-State Election Vendor Repeatedly Denied Being Hacked by Russians. The New Mueller Indictment Says Otherwise.
VR Systems was “hacked into” by Russian military intelligence, Robert Mueller's investigation has found.
State Election Officials Didn’t Know About Russian Hacking Threat Until They Read It in the News, Emails Show
The officials were unaware that Russia was trying to infiltrate their voting systems until months after the elections took place.