Challenger Podlodowski discovers open door into WA's voter database
Challenger Podlodowski discovers open door into state's voter database
JOEL CONNELLY, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF September 9, 2016
A yawning back-end pathway into the state's voter registration database, through which private information could have been accessed, has been closed, thanks to the candidate challenging Secretary of State Kim Wyman.
"Anyone with basic programming skills and knowledge about these weaknesses could conceivably (access) this data, look up and harvest private data from millions of Washingtonians," Tina Podlodowski wrote Wednesday to the state's chief information security officer (CISO).
The information accessible via the back-end pathway included voters' personal cell phone numbers, personal email addresses, ballot delivery types, and the coding used to message military and overseas voters.
Wyman's office, without mentioning Podlodowski, put out a release Friday, saying: "The situation has been quickly rectified."
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Tina
Podlodowski is a Democratic candidate for Washington secretary of state in the 2016 elections.
https://ballotpedia.org/Tina_Podlodowski
