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198 Million US Voter Records Left Online For Two Weeks

Data analytics firm Deep Root Analytics exposed 198 million U.S. voter registration records. The data included names, dates of birth, home addresses, phone numbers and phone numbers. The company says the data was exposed after access settings were changed on June 1. The leaked data shows efforts to predict how voters feel about certain issues, as well as guess people’s race and religion views. Data was secured two weeks later and the company says it accepts “full responsibility” for the leak. The leak follows a similar leak of 191 million voter records in December 2015.”]

Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/198-million-us-voter-records-left-online-for-two-weeks-a-10024

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