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Are you a registered voter? Bad news for you, then: a careless data firm has probably leaked your personal information. Apparently, the data measures 1.1TB in size and includes names, home addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth. Statements suggest that the sensitive data was left unchecked and accessible due to an incorrect server setting. I could swear that there is a ton of voter information already floating around on the web, though...
It's believed to be the largest ever known exposure of voter information to date. The various databases containing 198 million records on American voters from all political parties were found stored on an open Amazon S3 storage server owned by a Republican data analytics firm, Deep Root Analytics. UpGuard cyber risk analyst Chris Vickery, who found the exposed server, verified the data. Through his responsible disclosure, the server was secured late last week, and prior to publication.
It's believed to be the largest ever known exposure of voter information to date. The various databases containing 198 million records on American voters from all political parties were found stored on an open Amazon S3 storage server owned by a Republican data analytics firm, Deep Root Analytics. UpGuard cyber risk analyst Chris Vickery, who found the exposed server, verified the data. Through his responsible disclosure, the server was secured late last week, and prior to publication.