Far-right supporters are celebrating with calls for mass executions, while some on the left are spreading their own conspiracy theories about the election.
Convicted January 6 rioters now hope for pardons, while women who oppose Trump express their frustration.
Ahead of Election Day, it was discovered that an “election integrity” app by True the Vote, a right-wing group known for promoting election denialism around the 2020 election, was leaking user emails.
In one instance, it exposed an election officer in California who appeared involved in illegal voter suppression.
Disinformation and election interference have been critical issues since Russia’s 2016 Democratic National Committee hack, but 2024 has seen record levels of foreign interference.
U.S. officials have warned that Russia’s efforts have intensified beyond anything previously seen.
In other news, Canadian authorities recently arrested Alexander “Connor” Moucka, accused of hacking multiple Snowflake cloud storage accounts earlier this year.
Security experts following Moucka, known by his handle “Waifu,” consider him one of 2024’s most significant cyber threats.
A federal judge in Michigan sentenced Richard Densmore to 30 years for child exploitation. Densmore was an active member of the online criminal network 764, which the FBI now classifies as a “tier one” terrorism threat.
Reporter and 404 co-owner Joseph Cox explored infostealer malware—the same type used in Snowflake breaches allegedly linked to Moucka.
In technology news, an unexpected glitch in iOS 18 is hindering forensic investigations of iPhones.
According to a report from 404 Media, some iPhones in police custody for forensic examination are rebooting, making it difficult for investigators to access their data.
This automatic reboot returns devices to the Before First Unlock (BFU) state, rendering them less accessible with forensic tools like Cellebrite.
A document obtained by 404 Media indicates that police believe iOS 18 may have a feature allowing devices to communicate with nearby iPhones while in airplane mode, potentially triggering a timed reboot after a period of inactivity.
Meanwhile, Hot Topic confirmed a data breach impacting approximately 54 million customers.
The stolen data includes email addresses, lightly encrypted credit card numbers, names, phone numbers, and even home addresses, raising identity theft risks.
In international news, German authorities arrested a U.S. citizen, identified as Martin D., for allegedly passing American military secrets to China.
Prosecutors claim he worked with the U.S. armed forces in Germany and accessed sensitive information before contacting Chinese government agencies.
Finally, the FBI is investigating possible Chinese state-backed hacking of U.S. presidential campaign staff iPhones.
Security firm iVerify reported unusual setting changes on iPhones belonging to campaign staff, potentially tied to a Chinese hacker group known as Salt Typhoon, which has previously breached several U.S. telecom networks.
