US voter records from 19 states sold on hacking forum

[wcollar]

Source: ZDNet

Seller is asking $42,200 for all 19 US state voter databases.

The voter information for approximately 35 million US citizens is being peddled on a popular hacking forum, two threat intelligence firms have discovered.
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 supposed data comes from 19 US states. The list and pricing, as advertised by the hacker himself, is as follows below:

Montana - 1000$
Louisiana - 5000$ (3 Million Voters)
Iowa - 1100$
Utah - 1100$
Oregon - 500$
South Carolina - 2500$
Wisconsin - 12500$ (6 Million Voters)
Kansas - 200$
Georgia - 250$
New Mexico - 4000$
Minnesota - 150$
Wyoming - 500$
Kentucky - 2000$
Idaho - 1000$
Tennessee - 2500$
South Dakota - 2500$
Mississippi - 1100$
West Virginia - 500$
Texas - 1300$ (14 Million Voters)

Read more: US voter records from 19 states sold on hacking forum

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The seller claims the data is "refreshed" every Monday. This seems to show that they have continuing access.

[sandensea]

1. "Will you take rubles?"

[TheBlackAdder]

18. So, your vote really isn't private if the state keeps track of how a person votes, making it public.

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In a country like Russia, that kind of information could be used against people getting jobs.

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[FakeNoose]

21. All they can record is your party affiliation, if any

They can't record who you voted for because nobody knows but you.
If you're an independent, then they know even less about you.

[TheBlackAdder]

22. Technically, in NJ they could. They keep a record, in order of voter, who uses a machine.

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The paper trail could then be used to track the voter back to the votes cast.

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[Squinch]

2. Is there a link for this information?

[CloudWatcher]

8. here's a link to the story ...

https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-voter-records-from-19-states-sold-on-hacking-forum/

[Squinch]

24. Thank you so much.

[Flaleftist]

19. I guess it could be useful for robocallers.

They can use targeted messages depending on party affiliation/location and won't waste time calling numbers of people who aren't registered to vote.

[diva77]

3. makes me wonder even more about the data mining corps. & Facebook being corporate affiliates of NASS

National Association of Secretaries of State

https://www.nass.org/membership/corporate-affiliates



Dun & Bradstreet

Cyndi Festa, Global Leader, Registry & Ownership Data Engineering

Platinum Level

Facebook

Eva Guidarini, Government & Politics Outreach

Platinum Level

[hedda_foil]

12. NASS has always been WAY too cozy with tech firms -- expecially vendors.

[winstars]

4. Kansas: $200??? LOL

[EarnestPutz]

6. That is funny. I hadn't noticed Kansas but wondered how...

...the pricing was calculated.

[awesomerwb1]

5. Texas is a really good deal.

[Lonestarblue]

7. As if our privacy isn't already being invaded enough!

What would be lost, other than hacking sales, if voter files were considered confidential and not made public? I don’t really care who knows how I voted, but I do object to my name, full address, and perhaps social security number being sold or given away by a state. We have enough problems with identify theft without adding this information.

[Mr.Bill]

17. No one can ever know how you voted. Only if you voted.

Once you drop the ballot in the box, it is anonymous.

[MarcA]

9. Voter ID Requirements + Stolen Identity + Fake IDs means Fraudulent Votes n/t

[iluvtennis]

10. This is disgusting. Most companies have privacy policies to protect our data - it's needed

for the state and federal bureaus.

[infullview]

11. Is this data originally from the 2016 Russian hack?

seems like the same set of state that were originally targeted.

[geardaddy]

13. He's asking for $42,200

But the total of all the amounts next to the states is only $ $39,700.00

[RhodeIslandOne]

14. Mostly red states.

Someone could go thru and tell me how many have a Republican SOS.

[Delmette2.0]

23. Montana is a Republican.

[Chakaconcarne]

15. they can target voters and remove them from roles?

[Mr.Bill]

16. In California, and I believe most if not all states

this is public information. Nothing has to be "hacked".

Stories like this are to scare you away from voting or registering to vote.

[dragonlady]

20. Wisconsin doesn't have 6 million people in it

let alone 6 million registered voters.