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Recent attacks by Russians on the U.S. elections systems has raised fears about voting integrity. We examine which fears are realistic and which are overblown
We explore the myths and realities of hacking an election, by speaking with a number of security experts
Election systems have problems, sure, but voters are the larger, softer target
How do you disrupt an election? Hacking a voter registration database could very well do just that.
Increasingly, attackers are using data leaks to target the companies themselves, going after proprietary or embarrassing information and releasing it in such a way as to do the most harm
Collaborative apps like Slack and Convo are like a sieve, but no one quite knows what to do about it
The Mirai botnet used IoT devices to launch a massive DDOS attack
There have also been 'scanning activities,' which could be preludes to attacks
Similar attacks may be a nation calibrating how strong core internet defenses really are
The company isn't saying how it arrived at the conclusion that its massive data breach was carried out by a state-sponsored actor