EFF: Briefing Thursday: EFF’s Eva Galperin and Lookout Discuss, Demo Cybersecurity Attacks On Democracy
Briefing Thursday: EFF’s Eva Galperin and Lookout Discuss, Demo Cybersecurity Attacks On Democracy Elections Security and Political Campaigns Are Vulnerable Washington, D.C.—On Thursday, Oct. 4, at 2 pm, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Director of Cybersecurity Eva Galperin will speak at a special session for Congressional staffers and representatives about how malware and spyware targeted at mobile devices is being used against dissidents, activists, journalists, and others to disrupt democracy. Galperin’s work at EFF includes uncovering a malware espionage campaign that targeted people in the U.S. and across the globe , and publishing research on malware in Syria, Vietnam , Kazakhstan , and Lebanon. Thursday’s briefing will examine how mobile devices—treasure troves of information about our text messages, locations, work documents, and phone calls—are becoming primary espionage targets. U.S. campaigns, dissidents, journalists, and activists around the globe are unde...