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Voter data breach leads to questions of tampering and state security – TechTarget


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Voter data breach leads to questions of tampering and state security
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Tran noted that voter registration data is placed in the public record domain and can be legally purchased from sites like NationBuilder and InstantCheckMate, but that doesn't necessarily lessen the value of a voter data breach for an attacker. "Public
Officials: Hackers breach election systems in Illinois, ArizonaCNN
USintelligence says Russian hackers behind voter data breach; Trump pooh-poohs debate prepMalaysia Sun (press release)
Hackers had a chance to hamper voting by deleting recordsComputerworld
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National data breach compromises voter information – KRQE News 13


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National data breach compromises voter information
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ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – An investigation is underway to figure out how the personal information of millions of American voters was exposed during a massive data breach. Security researchers have discovered a data file containing the personal …
Massive data breach affects registered votersWWMT-TV
U.S. Security Researches Find Massive Data Breach of Registered Voter Information9&10 News

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Mysterious Data Breach Exposes 191 Million Voter Records – Tom’s Guide


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Mysterious Data Breach Exposes 191 Million Voter Records
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First, the bad news: The data breach is massive, and contains tons of information that you'd probably rather keep private. Every state compiles voting records after each election, and while the information is not usually public, it's not impossible to
Massive US Data Breach: This Man Knows Your Phone Number, Address, Birthday Upvoted
The Biggest Online Breach Of The Year is Revealed, 191 Million Voters AffectedHacked
Database configuration issues expose 191 million voter recordsCSO Online
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Bernie Sanders campaign claims software vendor NGP VAN exposed voter data multiple times

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has suspended the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign from access to its database of Democratic voter information after a staffer on the Sanders campaign improperly accessed proprietary data belonging to the rival campaign of Hillary Clinton, the Washington Post reported today.

The Sanders campaign announced that it has fired the staffer over the incident. However, the campaign has also gone on the offensive, insisting not only that the software vendor, NGP VAN, was responsible for this incident, but has failed to prevent unauthorized access to campaign data in the past.

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