Wisconsin Republican Party says hackers stole $2.3 million

Hackers apparently used doctored invoices purporting to be from vendors to steal money from party coffers.

• Oct 29, 2020

Iran and Russia accessed some voter registration data, top intel officials say

Top national security officials spoke at a last-minute news conference Wednesday.

• Oct 22, 2020

Russia, China and Iran ramping up attacks ahead of election, Microsoft warns

The hacking groups are targeting the Trump and Biden campaigns, as well as entities involved in the 2020 race, Microsoft found.

• Sep 10, 2020

How "disinformation campaigns" could be targeting 2020 election

"We're kind of seeing the same things that we saw in 2016, but at a much larger scale," CNET's Dan Patterson said.

• Aug 4, 2020

Feds meet tech firms at Facebook HQ to discuss election security

"Attendees talked about how industry and government could improve how we share information and coordinate our response to better detect and deter threats"

• Sep 5, 2019

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.

• Nov 6, 2018
• 5:54

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

• Nov 6, 2018

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

• Nov 5, 2018

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

• Oct 31, 2018

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.

• Oct 31, 2018
• 5:40

These states are battling malware ahead of the midterms

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

• Oct 24, 2018

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.

• Oct 24, 2018
• 6:06

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

• Oct 17, 2018

Hackers use AI 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.

• Oct 17, 2018
• 7:04

Vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure

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.

• Oct 3, 2018
• 6:01

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.

• Oct 10, 2018
• 6:32

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

• Oct 10, 2018

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"

• Oct 3, 2018

Campaign 2018: Election hacking, phishing

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.

• Sep 5, 2018
• 5:09

How hackers influence voters on 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.

• Sep 12, 2018
• 6:19

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

• Sep 26, 2018

Voting machines are vulnerable to hackers

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

• Sep 19, 2018

How to hack the midterm election with social media

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

• Sep 12, 2018

Hackers use simplest tactics to target campaigns

How hackers target political campaigns with simple but sophisticated email attacks

• Sep 5, 2018

Midterm election hacking concerns

Top intelligence officials are warning of pervasive efforts to interfere with the 2018 midterm elections. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson spoke with CBSN from the hacking convention Black Hat in Las Vegas about the potential new threats.

• Aug 7, 2018
• 4:44

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