World Print edition: 2020-10-23

US voter data traded on hacker forums

Published October 23, 2020 Updated October 23, 2020 02:54am
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WASHINGTON: A database with information on virtually the entire US voting population has been circulated on hacker forums, opening up the potential for disinformation and scams that could impact the November 3 election, security researchers say.

A report released Wednesday by the security firm Trustwave said its researchers "discovered massive databases with detailed information about US voters and consumers offered for sale on several hacker forums."