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The Real Hacker Threat to Election Day? Data Deception and Denial

Wired - Hacks, data leaks, and disinformation have all added to the chaos of one of the most contentious elections in history. US intelligence agencies have even accused Russia of perpetrating some portion of the digital meddling. And now reports indicate that officials are preparing for worst-case cybersecurity scenarios on...

Massive DDoS Attacks Disable Internet Access Throughout Liberia

eSecurity Planet - British security researcher Kevin Beaumont recently reported that a series of massive cyber attacks using the Mirai DDoS botnet periodically disabled all Internet access throughout the country of Liberia. "Liberia has one Internet cable, installed in 2011, which provides a single point of failure for Internet access....

Cyber attack takes Liberia’s entire Internet down – expert comment

Global Security Magazine - A cyber attack has knocked Liberia’s internet offline, as hackers targeted the nation’s infrastructure using the same method that shut down hundreds of the world’s most popular websites at the end of last month. Multiple attacks against Liberia’s internet infrastructure have intermittently taken the country’s websites...