4.6 Million Voter and Election Documents Exposed Online 

According to cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler, a recent data breach exposed 13 non-password protected databases containing over 4.6 million belonging to Platinum Technology Resource a long time election technology and services provider in the state of Illinois, USA.

Key elements: 

  • In the databases were encountered documents exposing voter records, ballots, multiple lists, and election-related records that contain PII, SSN, Driver’s License and voter ID numbers
  • The potential repercussions of this data being discovered by malicious individuals encompass, but are not limited to, identity theft, data theft, voter fraud and intimidation, election disruption, and the exposure of confidential information

You can find the full report here: https://www.vpnmentor.com/news/report-election-records-breach/

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