Election Hacking

Why cybersecurity experts think we should trust midterm results

All elections are vulnerable to cyberattack, but according to the Department of Homeland Security and election officials, your vote is secure

Election hacking: Why experts think we should trust midterm election results

Voting machines, email networks, social media and critical infrastructure are all vulnerable to cyberattacks. Still experts are confident that your vote will be counted. Their biggest fear? Hacking will undermine citizens' faith and confidence in election results. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN to discuss.

DHS: Lot of "noise, garbage" from Russian media about U.S. election systems

Homeland Security official Christopher Krebs warns of ongoing disinformation campaigns aimed at causing distrust about the security of our vote

Election security Q&A: Would paper ballots be safer?

This week in "Campaign 2018: Election Hacking," CBS News and CNET answer some of the most pressing questions from viewers

Election security: Are paper ballots safer?

CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN to answer some of the most common questions about how hackers are targeting election security and what we can do to protect the voting process.

These states are battling malware ahead of the midterms

Data captured in battleground states shows a dramatic increase of trojans, adware, and ransomware

How malware could disrupt midterm elections

Several battleground states have been targeted by ransomware and other cyberattacks in the weeks leading up to Election Day. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN with details.

How AI is creating new threats to election security

Big data and artificial intelligence will expose old vulnerabilities and create new methods of hacking campaigns

How hackers are using artificial intelligence to target campaigns

The Internet of Things and big data are changing the threats to election security. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN with details.

These are the hackers targeting the midterm election

Russia, China, Iran, and hacktivist groups are meddling with elections in the U.S. and around the world

How cyberattackers target elections

Several countries are building up their cyber capabilities both to protect their own interests and go on the offensive. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN to discuss how Russia, China, Iran and other threat actors are attempting to influence elections in the U.S. and around the world.

U.S. infrastructure vulnerable to cyberattacks designed to suppress voter turnout

The vulnerability is "the light you turn on. It's the water you drink. It's the toilets you flush"

How hackers could target a city's critical infrastructure on Election Day

In our series "Campaign 2018: Election Hacking," we examine the havoc that bad actors could potentially create by exploiting software flaws in critical infrastructure on Election Day. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson explains what that could look like and how cities could prevent such an attack.

The dark web is where hackers buy the tools to subvert elections

Lone-wolf hackers and nation-states use the encrypted internet to trade voter data and cyber-weapons

Voting machines are vulnerable to hackers

Cybersecurity experts say the goal is to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system.

How to hack the midterm election with social media

Coordinated social media influence campaigns may be the most effective method of meddling with elections

How hackers influence voters with social media

In our series "Campaign 2018: Election Hacking," we take a look at the growing role social media plays in swaying voters and how bad actors are using it to sow discord in the U.S. Leo Taddeo, chief information security officer of Cyxtera, and CNET's Dan Patterson have more on the growing threat.

Hackers use simplest tactics to target campaigns

How hackers target political campaigns with simple but sophisticated email attacks

Why hackers use phishing attacks on political campaigns

Hackers are turning to some deceptively simple tactics to target political campaigns. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson explains how campaigns can protect themselves against phishing in the first installment of our series, Campaign 2018: Election Hacking.