Hacker was trying to sell more than 100 allegedly compromised login credentials belonging to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Security firm says it discovered online chatter about the breach on Dec. 1. Commission said it has terminated access to the affected application and is working with federal law enforcement to determine the source of the criminal activity. The commission said it was aware of a potential intrusion involving a web-facing EAC application. The hacker may also have tried to sell details about this vulnerability to a broker working on behalf of a Middle Eastern government.”]

