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Source: Someone Is Selling More Than 40 Million Voter Records on the Dark Web \u2013 Mother Jones<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Just picked this up from David Corn and Mother Jones. Chilling. Here’s the entire piece:<\/p>\n

More than 40 million voter records from at least nine states are being offered for sale on a dark web forum, and the seller claims to have records for an additional 20 to 25 states, according to\u00a0<\/a>Dark Reading,\u00a0a news organization focused on information security.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The data was discovered by Jonathan Tomek, the director of threat research at LookingGlass Cyber Solutions<\/a>, a cybersecurity services firm. The \u201cdark web\u201d refers to a part of the internet accessible only via a special internet browser that allows for semi-anonymity.\u00a0<\/strong>The voter data for sale includes first, last, and middle names, voter ID numbers, birthdates, voter status, party affiliation, and addresses for some voters in Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Washington state.<\/em><\/p>\n

Voter data is available in most states for a fee, but only for registered political parties, candidates, and their committees, and there is no standardized approach for accessing it. Each state treats the information differently and charges fees<\/a>\u00a0based on rates set by that state\u2019s legislature, which range from $20 to more than $12,000.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tomek told\u00a0Dark Reading\u00a0that the seller, known only as \u201cLogan,\u201d had already sold\u00a0at least two copies of the databases earlier this week\u2014the ones in Arkansas and Ohio\u2014for only $2 each, although the identity of the purchaser is unclear.\u00a0The low price indicates\u00a0that \u201cfinancial gain is not the primary reason for the activity,\u201d Dark Reading\u00a0wrote. \u201cLogan\u201d likely obtained the databases through\u00a0<\/strong>open records requests to states or pulling data directly\u00a0from state election websites. Another strategy is known as social engineering, in which someone is talked into providing access to otherwise restricted material by an individual who pretends to be someone they are not\u2014in this case a candidate, election official, or representative from a political party.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLogan\u2019s\u201d interests are not restricted to voting data, but he is \u201cactively trading this information for other stolen items such as credit cards and login credentials,\u201d Tomek said. Based on his research, Logan was not affiliated with any particular group and is likely acting alone. \u201cI can say he is over 18, travels a bit internationally, and works for a cybersecurity company,\u201d he told\u00a0Dark Reading.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dark Reading notes that this revelation of the sale of voter information comes amid the\u00a0<\/strong>controversy over the creation of President Trump\u2019s voter fraud commission<\/a>, a group designed to bolster his unfounded claim that 3 to 5 million ineligible voters cast ballots in the 2016\u00a0US presidential election. The commission is\u00a0<\/strong>run by Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a man with a history<\/a> of battling civil rights groups like the ACLU over voter access to the polls.<\/em><\/p>\n

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