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RandySF

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Sun Oct 20, 2024, 02:28 PM Oct 20

Contractor's unsecured databases exposed sensitive voter data in over a dozen Illinois counties

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.

The researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, has also identified similar data vulnerabilities which exposed thousands of rail passengers’ travel details in the United Kingdom and over 4 million student records in the U.S., among others.



https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/contractors-unsecured-databases-exposed-sensitive-voter-data-in-over-a-dozen-illinois-counties/

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