A group of voter registration records from 20 states appeared for sale online this week after two cyber security firms found an advertisement for the voter information on a data trading forum. Anomali Labs was able to test a sample size of the voter data and confirmed that the information in fact valid. Although this breach of voter registration records is not the largest we’ve seen, it’s worth noting that all 50 states allow political parties and candidates to have access to the records, which in turn creates an innumerable amount of potential vulnerabilities.
With the 2018 Midterm elections quickly approaching in November, the need for proper cyber security protocols to be in place to protect the identities and sensitive data of our voters is paramount. The influence that cybercriminals had on the 2016 presidential election had tremendous affect on voter moral and if not taken seriously, cybercriminals can ultimately affect important elections and bills being passed moving forward.
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