ATLANTA (AP) — Sensitive voting system passwords posted online. Copies of confidential voting software available for download. Ballot-counting machines inspected by people not supposed to have access.
The list of suspected security breaches at local election offices since the 2020 election keeps growing, with investigations underway in at least three states — Colorado,
One struggle continues to rear its head with regard to cyberverse security: adopting a proactively vulnerable mindset. Understanding the nature of vulnerabilities allows a company to address them in a proactive manner. Google understood phishing was a preventable problem, and famously implemented FIDO to good effect; they have not been successfully phished since. But their choice is an exception
Mark Weidemaier and Mitu Gulati
We have written before about the “Alternative Payment Currency” clause in some Russian bonds, the one that allows for payment in rubles if, for “reasons beyond its control,” the government can’t pay in dollars or euros (or a subset of alternative currencies). Our general take on the clause was that it is a bit odious.
Nearly 15,000 people say they have been wrongly ordered to pay back universal credit payments, as the government attempts to claw back £500m in pandemic benefit handouts.
Many have been told to repay the money in error simply because they missed phone calls or messages from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) requesting evidence as it carries out retrospective
Tax credit payments are usually made every week or every four weeks, but can often come earlier than normal due to a bank holiday.
The next bank holiday will fall on Monday 29 August and the Department of Work and Pensions has now confirmed the payment dates for benefits claimants.
