Monday, December 28, 2015

Database of 191 million U.S. voters exposed on Internet - researcher


An illustration picture shows projection of binary code on man holding aptop computer in WarsawThe database includes names, addresses, birth dates, party affiliations, phone numbers and emails of voters in all 50 U.S. states and Washington, researcher Chris Vickery said in a phone interview. Vickery, a tech support specialist from Austin, Texas, said he found the information while looking for information exposed on the Web in a bid to raise awareness of data leaks. Vickery said he could not tell whether others had accessed the voter database, which took about a day to download.


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