Data on Nearly 200 Million Potential Voters in U.S. Found Fully Exposed

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Data on Nearly 200 Million Potential Voters in U.S. Found Fully Exposed

By CircleID Reporter
June 19, 2017, 7:12 pm PDT Views: 4,677 Add Comment

According to reports released today, databases containing information on close to 200 million potential U.S. voters were found unsecured and exposed to the Internet, allowing anyone to download it without a password. The data analytics contractor Deep Root Analytics employed by the Republican National Committee (RNC) has taken full responsibility for the situation. Joe Uchill reporting in The Hill: “The databases were part of 25 terabytes of files contained in an Amazon cloud account that could be browsed without logging in. The account was discovered by researcher Chris Vickery of the security firm UpGuard. The files have since been secured. ... ‘In terms of the disc space used, this is the biggest exposure I’ve found. In terms of the scope and depth, this is the biggest one I’ve found,’ said Vickery.”

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