Published data of 154 million US voters
A researcher has discovered a database with records of 154 million US voters. Published data include the names of voters, address, email, phone number and links to social networking profiles. This database was legally sold to an American company which, as stated, was attacked by a hacker, who disabled the firewall leaving uncovered in the Google cloud.
References:
- 23/06/2016 nakedsecurity.sophos.com 154 million voter records exposed, including gun ownership, Facebook profiles and more
- 24/06/2016 threatpost.com Voter Database Leak Exposes 154 Million Sensitive Records