Millions of Voter Records Posted, and Some Fear Hacker Field Day

First and last names. Recent addresses and phone numbers. Party affiliation. Voting history and demographics.

A database containing this information from 191 million voter records was mysteriously published over the last week, the latest example of personal voter data becoming freely available, alarming privacy experts who say the information can be used for phishing attacks, identity theft and extortion. CONT.

Nick Corasaniti & Rachel Shorey, New York Times

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