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US Voter Records From 19 States Is Being Sold on a Hacking Forum, Threat Intelligence Firms Say (zdnet.com)
Catalin Cimpanu, reporting for ZDNet: The voter information for approximately 35 million US citizens is being peddled on a popular hacking forum, two threat intelligence firms have discovered. "To our knowledge this represents the first reference on the criminal underground of actors selling or distributing lists of 2018 voter registration data," said researchers from Anomali Labs and Intel471, the two companies who spotted the forum ad.
The two companies said they've reviewed a sample of the database records and determined the data to be valid with a "high degree of confidence." 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.
The two companies said they've reviewed a sample of the database records and determined the data to be valid with a "high degree of confidence." 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.
I know. I am an election official in Virginia. We're not idiots. Of course your vote is private.
"We receive as friendly that which agrees with, we resist with dislike that which opposes us" - Faraday
How the fuck is this public info? Anyone can view your voting history? Is the USA a banana republic?
Voter rolls (name and contact info) are public in most states. Additional data available is usually what elections you voted in, and in some states what primary ballot you pulled. These are usually restricted to campaign and other political uses by state law (marketers, not working on political issues, are usually barred from using it, for example).
Note that how you voted (i.e. who you voted for) is not recorded and not part of any record.
I browse on +1 so AC's need not respond, I won't see it.
Take your pick.
Pennsylvanians receive mysterious letters promising to expose them if they do not vote
Mailers attempt to 'embarrass people into voting' by revealing voting history to neighbors
GOP Mailer: We’ll Tell Your Neighbors If You Vote Democratic
Sleazy voter shaming letters coming by email, too, and some are inaccurate
A mysterious group is publicly shaming Pennsylvania residents with their voting records
And Minnesota too.
Creepy but legal: 'Voter shaming' letters showed up in Minnetonka mailbox
You do know how to use Google, right?