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Republican Representatives Demand Accountability in Wake of DC Elections Voter Data Breach

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Dissent

Ishita Tripathi reports:

The DCBOE is under intense scrutiny regarding the October 2023 DC Election data breach. The two House Republicans, Representatives Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) and Laurel Lee (R-Fla.), have written a resolute letter demanding answers following the DC Election data breach.

Unveiled just last week, the breach, which unfolded in October, exposed the personal information of some 400,000 voters. Steil and Lee, echoing a chorus of ‘deep concern,’ expressed their dismay in a missive that questioned not only the breach but also the tardy realization of its full impact—two weeks post-incident.

Read more at CyberExpress.

Previous coverage on DataBreaches.net:

  • D.C. Board of Elections voter registration data up for sale on dark web (1)
  • UPDATE: D.C. Board of Elections data breach contained fewer than 4,000 D.C. voters’ data
  • D.C. Board of Elections revises its estimate of data breach — could be entire voter roll

Related posts:

  • D.C. Board of Elections voter registration data up for sale on dark web (1)
  • Databases with voter information and the “database of ruin”
  • Did a Christian right-wing organization expose private details of millions of people?
  • D.C. Board of Elections revises its estimate of data breach — could be entire voter roll
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