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October 18, 2018 at 08:15 PM
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US voter records sold on hacking forum

by Tammy.Cavadias . Updated 7 years, 7 months ago

The voter information for approximately 35 million US citizens is being peddled on a popular hacking forum, two threat intelligence firms have discovered.

Researchers say the data contains details such as full name, phone numbers, physical addresses, voting history, and other voting-related information. It is worth noting that some states consider this data public and offer it for download for free, but not all states have this policy.

[b][i]Are you concerned even though this can be considered public data? Let’s hear your thoughts in the comments below![/i][/b]

Read full article on ZDNet: [url=”https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-voter-records-from-19-states-sold-on-hacking-forum/#ftag=TRC-03-10aac4b”]US voter records from 19 states sold on hacking forum[/url]

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