Microsoft reveals first known midterm campaign hacking attempts

by bougiefeveron 7/19/2018, 5:52:20 PM with 5 comments
  • by creaghpatron 7/19/2018, 7:26:07 PM

    I think the press should do a better job distinguishing between hacking attempts and phishing attempts. Phishing attempts are largely avoidable and it would serve not just the politicians but the public to be educated on best practices to avoid being phished.

    At my previous company we were tested once a month to learn how to identify suspicious landing pages or links/domains.

  • by grillvogelon 7/19/2018, 6:46:10 PM

    on a surely completely unrelated note, microsoft is also one of the first companies to participate in PRISM. but i'm sure they are completely trustworthy

  • by pandasunon 7/19/2018, 7:42:40 PM

    I know this is about congressional campaigns, but does anyone remember this from 2008? https://www.theguardian.com/global/2008/nov/07/obama-white-h...

    I wonder why that never reached the same amount of outcry when Obama won.

  • by jacquesmon 7/19/2018, 6:26:38 PM

    He could have made it all up and the article would have looked the same.