A misconfigured database giving access via the Internet to the data of more than 191 million American voters. The vulnerability, which has just been denounced by an expert in electronic security, it risks a direct entry in the list of largest US leaks. In addition to affecting nearly two-thirds of the US population (there are 326 million people currently), the flaw allows determining data considered especially sensitive, such as name, address, telephone number or the participation of every citizen in the past electoral acts .
The proportion trail can generate amazement, but does not determine the answer to a key question: who compiled and that entity manages the server that allowed the leak? Chris Vickery, the man who made known the case in Databreaches.net site, could not answer
Cnet adds one more data that helps thicken the mystery. The Office Census of the United States has only registered 142 200 000 voters – which suggests that this will not be a state agency database that has allowed access to data of American voters dating back to 2000
<. p> Despite failing to ascertain the origin and ownership of the database, Vickery reported the case to the US states of authorities to restrict access to voter registration data (the laws that safeguard the data of American voters differ by state .)
Only the authorities will be able to determine the source of the vulnerable database, but Chris Vickery already have an assured place among the most famous names in electronic security: in early December, the same expert revealed a failure that allowed access to personal data of 13 million users of MacKeeper security solution (for Macs); and last week released a security vulnerability that allowed access e-mail accounts of 3.3 million users of the site SanrioTown.com
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