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Oct 25, 2017 the innovation that seemed to abound everywhere else except in politics is now steadily enveloping political campaigning. Database error leaves 150 million voter records exposed online. Dec 28, 2015 a texas security researcher says the voter registration data of 191 million americans has been exposed on the internet by a misconfigured server owned by an unidentified data aggregator. Campaign software vendor nationbuilder said it doesnt own the mystery server, but some of the data in the database may come from. The information includes the names, home addresses, voter identifications, phone numbers, date of birth and party affiliation of voters, along with a detailed history of voting since 2000, said.
I believe this is every registered voter in the entire country. Pdi has been californias largest provider of voter data and software tools for over thirty years. A newlydiscovered voter database suggests that others may also be burned by appropriate data releases. A white hat security researcher discovered a database filled with voter registration records on 191 million americans and that anyone with an internet connection and the right ip address can access it. Entire us voter registration record leaks 191 million. A misconfigured database leaking the personal information of over 191 million voters was reported to by researcher chris vickery. Dec 28, 2015 an independent computer security researcher uncovered a database of information on 191 million voters that is exposed on the open internet due to an incorrectly configured database, he said on monday. By jim finkle and dustin volz reuters an independent computer security researcher uncovered a database of information on 191 million voters that is exposed on the open internet due to an incorrectly configured database, he said on monday. Dec 31, 2015 a database of this information from 191 million voter records was posted online over the last week, the latest example of voter data becoming freely available, alarming privacy experts who say the. Database leak exposes 191m voter registration records fedscoop. Researcher chris vickery said the database carries 300 gigabytes of information going as far back as 2000 and contains each voters. Massive trove of us voter data discovered on web cnet.
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A database of this information from 191 million voter records was posted online over the last week, the latest example of voter data becoming freely available, alarming privacy experts who. Voter lists or databases also provide a treasure trove of leads for nonprofit organizations doing fundraising, and they are a valuable resource for. Dec 28, 2015 a white hat security researcher discovered a database filled with voter registration records on 191 million americans and that anyone with an internet connection and the right ip address can access it. More than 190 million us voters might have had their. A huge database of 191 million us citizens is uncovered. Dec 29, 2015 by jim finkle and dustin volz reuters an independent computer security researcher uncovered a database of information on 191 million voters that is exposed on the open internet due to an incorrectly configured database, he said on monday. The security experts have just identified a misconfigured database, consisting of personal details of exactly 191,337,174 us voters, or over 300 gb worth of data. Personal, public, and some nonpublic information on 191 million registered voters exposed efforts to identify database s owner to notify them unsuccessful database still exposed. A misconfigured database has led to the disclosure of 191 million voter.
Polis app is a canvassing software for campaigning and doortodoor sales. The mysterious, insecure database is currently configured for public access. Hacker discovers 191 million american voters database leak. Reuters an independent computer security researcher uncovered a database of information on 191 million voters that is exposed on the open internet due to an incorrectly configured database, he said on monday. Dec 28, 2015 191 million us voters personal info exposed by misconfigured database december 28, 2015 swati khandelwal breaking. The database reportedly contains voters names and addresses, voter identification. Unsecured, unclaimed database leaves 191 million us voter.
A misconfigured database has resulted in the exposure of around 191 million voter records including voters full names, their home addresses, unique voter ids, date of births and phone numbers. In most countries, the election agency makes the electoral roll available to all campaigns soon after the election campaign has begun. A misconfigured database has led to the disclosure of 191 million voter records. In the 2004 presidential election in the united states, the republican party used the voter vault platform and the democratic party used datamart. Dec 29, 2015 an internetfacing voter database that contained over 191 million voter registration records for u.
That meant anyone in the world could have discovered where a person in the us lives and what political beliefs they may have. An independent computer security researcher uncovered a database of information on 191 million voters that is exposed on the open internet due to an incorrectly configured database, he said. Nationbuilder is the worlds most used software for politics. Dodgy database exposes details of 191 million us voters. Database of 191 million voters exposed to the public. Millions of voter records posted, and some fear hacker field. An internetfacing voter database that contained over 191 million voter registration records for u. Database configuration issues expose 191 million voter. Each town can access the entire state voter database.
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