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Contractor’s unsecured databases exposed sensitive voter data in over a dozen Illinois counties
Capitol News Illinois ^ | September 17, 2024 | Andrew Adams

Posted on 10/21/2024 6:09:47 AM PDT by Salman

Around 4.6 million records associated with Illinoisans in over a dozen counties – including voting records, registrations and death certificates – were temporarily available on the open internet, according to a security researcher who identified the vulnerability in July.

The documents were available through an unsecured cloud storage platform. They included Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses and voter registration history.

Election security experts said the breach is unlikely to affect the upcoming election but could make affected individuals susceptible to identity theft.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
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1 posted on 10/21/2024 6:09:47 AM PDT by Salman
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To: Salman

BS...


2 posted on 10/21/2024 6:13:56 AM PDT by Openurmind
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To: Salman
Congatulations!

You voted early by mail!

3 posted on 10/21/2024 6:18:49 AM PDT by ZOOKER
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To: Salman
The documents were available through an unsecured cloud storage platform. They included Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses and voter registration history.

That's pretty small potatoes compared to what Mrs. Bill Clinton did with her unsecured server which allowed the Russians and others to access 10,000+ Secret and Top-Secret documents.

Mrs. Bill Clinton got away with it. This contractor won't.

4 posted on 10/21/2024 7:31:02 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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