Microsoft Outs Election Hacking Sites – Daily Security Byte

Election hacking has made headlines for over a year now, and I doubt these headlines will go away soon. Especially when tech companies are continuously discovering and disclosing new evidence of election related hacking campaigns left and right. This time, Microsoft made the news for discovering six websites that they claim Russian actors set up to phish GOP victims. Watch today’s Daily Byte video for a quick rundown of this new discovery, including some general advice to protect yourself from phishing attacks wherever they happen to come from.

Show note: I apologize the the handheld quality of today’s video. I am back in the studio tomorrow, so videos should return to normal quality. 

Episode Runtime: 2:10

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4fAvoIX3XQ

EPISODE REFERENCES:

• Microsoft catches Russian hackers targeting the GOP – Tom’s Hardware
• Russian election hacking still happening – CNET
• How Microsoft found the Russian phishing sites – CNET
• Microsoft offers AccountGuard to election related officials – Microsoft

—Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)