Security News > 2023 > October > D.C. Board of Elections: Hackers may have breached entire voter roll
The District of Columbia Board of Elections says that a threat actor who breached a web server operated by the DataNet Systems hosting provider in early October may have obtained access to the personal information of all registered voters.
The entire voter roll that may have been exposed contains a wide range of personally identifiable information, including driver's license numbers, dates of birth, partial social security numbers, and contact information such as phone numbers and email addresses.
"Today, DCBOE learned the full voter roll MAY have been accessed in the breach of DataNet Systems' database server," the agency tweeted.
On October 5, 2023, the DCBOE became aware of a breach involving a threat actor known as RansomVC, which claimed to have stolen 600,000 lines of U.S. voter data, including D.C. voter records.
"We have successfully penetrated the District of Columbia Board Of Elections and have acquired over 600k lines of USA Voters," says the threat actor.
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