US Chicago Board of Elections 2006 Hacking (Q13194)
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A data breach risk event
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US Chicago Board of Elections 2006 Hacking
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A data breach risk event
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January 2006
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An official from the not-for-profit Illinois Ballot Integrity Project says his organization hacked into Chicagos voter database, compromising the names, SSNs and dates of birth of 1.35 million residents. The Chicago Election Board is reportedly looking into removing SSNs from the database. Election officials have patched the flaw that allowed the intrusion. (English)
