Security researcher David Michael Levin, 31, of Estero, Florida was charged with three counts of gaining unauthorized access to a computer, network, or electronic instrument. He was arrested and charged with allegedly breaking into a couple of elections websites in Florida. Levin recorded a video showing how a simple SQL injection launched against the election website led to the theft of data from the Elections’ database that had no encryption at all. Levin said he responsibly reported vulnerabilities to the respective authorities and helped them to patch all loopholes in the elections website.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2016/05/hack-an-election.html