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35 Million Voter Records For Sale on Popular Hacking Forum

posted by mrpg on Wednesday October 17 2018, @07:59AM   Printer-friendly
from the Privacy-is-obsolete dept.

RandomFactor writes:

Approximately 35 Million voter registration records from 20 states have appeared for sale online. These records include Full Name, Phone, Address, Voting History and 'other' data. There have been other larger leaks and breaches of voter registration records in the past (for example, in 2015 191 Million were found to be freely accessible online)

Details including the affected states are available here: https://www.anomali.com/blog/estimated-35-million-voter-records-for-sale-on-popular-hacking-forum

Why is our voting history retained beyond the current election? This is especially worrisome if you vote in the wrong primaries in an area that has a prevailing opinion that differs sharply from your own.

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  • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Wednesday October 17 2018, @05:01PM (2 children)

    by NotSanguine (285) <reversethis-{grO ... a} {eniugnaStoN}> on Wednesday October 17 2018, @05:01PM (#750028) Homepage Journal

    Personally, I am shocked they actually keep "voting history" at all.

    Where I live, they do not ever have such information.

    I sign in and am given a ballot. That ballot is then filled out and scanned. There is no id number or other identifying information on the ballot.

    The only thing anyone could tell from voter info about me is party affiliation. And the only reason I even have one of those is because 80% of voters in my area are of that party. As such, for most offices, winning the party's primary is often tantamount to winning in the general election.

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  • (Score: 2) by requerdanos on Wednesday October 17 2018, @08:01PM (1 child)

    by requerdanos (5997) on Wednesday October 17 2018, @08:01PM (#750111) Journal

    The only thing anyone could tell from voter info about me is party affiliation.

    No. From voter info, your voting history (list of which elections you voted in) is also available.