Disinformation campaigns use text messages ahead of the 2022 US midterms; in Kansas, voters got texts falsely saying a “yes” vote would protect abortion access (Kevin Collier/NBC News)

Edward Graham / Nextgov:
Trellix: county election workers in two states noted a surge in malicious emails ahead of their primaries, trying to phish users or get them to download malware  —  Research conducted by cybersecurity firm Trellix found that county election workers in Arizona and Pennsylvania saw an increase …

CNN:
Gov. Newsom signs a law forbidding California-based businesses from providing users’ personal info in response to other states’ abortion-related search warrants  —  Washington CNN Business —  California is attempting to stymie abortion prosecutions in other states by making it illegal …

Jon Keegan / The Markup:
A look at data brokers selling campaigns “comprehensive” profiles on potential voters, including phone geolocation data gleaned from real-time ad auctions  —  Before you got in line on Election Day, the emerging and largely unregulated political tracking industry was able to trace your movements

Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Research: Russia reactivates its troll and bot networks on Gab, Parler, and other platforms, seeking to influence the US midterms and erode support for Ukraine  —  Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.

Naomi Nix / Washington Post:
Some civil rights groups say they have seen little action from Meta, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube to bolster election policies ahead of the 2022 US midterms  —  For months, civil rights groups have unsuccessfully pleaded with Big Tech companies to bolster their election policies

Jennifer Conrad / Wired:
WeChat, used by millions of Chinese Americans, is one of the main venues for Chinese-language misinformation in the US and may influence the 2022 US midterms  —  Ahead of US midterms, activists are fighting falsehoods circulating in Chinese-language communities that they fear will distort the vote or suppress turnout.