Elections officials in dozens of states are standing firm in expressing confidence that they'll be able to effectively carry out expanded mail-in voting in November
Americans are no "crazier" than in the past. But political leaders have weaponized paranoia, to destabilizing effect.
It shows that in an era of heightened sensitivity about disinformation campaigns carried out by foreign nations, bad-faith actors with far fewer resources can also manipulate public discourse and affect events in the real world.
Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) who said in a statement the country needs "strong cyber security standards."…
Biden tweeted a reference to the hack Thursday morning, saying, "I don't have Bitcoin, and I'll never ask you to send me any."…
"If anything, Twitter's compromise shows that in today's world of increasing data loss events, organizations have little choice but to take action to protect sensitive data," security firm Check Point wrote…
Describing just how widespread this particular cybercrime is, [special agent] Whetten said: "Over 96% of companies suffer from domain spoofing attacks in one form or another."
It's sure to have wide-ranging implications for the service that has become a core communication channel in American society, disseminating everything from President Trump's rockets to corporate news.
We don't know how it's happened or even to what extent Twitter's own systems may have been compromised. The hack is ongoing, with new tweets posting to verified accounts on a regular basis starting shortly after 4PM ET.
A 1948 Fortune magazine study observed: "Florida is a study in abnormal psychology, useful in signaling the … hidden derangements of the national mood."
In per-capita terms, New York has had 1,668 deaths per million. In contrast, Arizona has had 308, Florida 199, California 179 and Texas 114.
