Kromtech Security discovered exposed data of thousands of voters’ data from robocalling firm Robocent’s Amazon cloud server

Briefing

Kromtech Security discovered exposed data of thousands of voters’ data from robocalling firm Robocent's Amazon cloud server

July 23, 2018

Briefing
  • Voter Data Leak – Virginia-based robocalling firm Robocent accidentally exposed thousands of voters’ data through one Amazon S3 bucket, which can be accessed without a password, according to Kromtech Security
  • Exposed Data – Include voters’ names, addresses, gender, racial profile, phone numbers, age, year of birth, education and language spoken, as well as calculated political affiliations
  • Cached Files – Exposed bucket contains around 2,600 files, including spreadsheets and audio recordings of political messages
  • Assessing Potential Damage – Robocent currently investigating duration and impact of leak, with commitment to notify affected people if required by law to do so

Accelerator
Cybersecurity

Market Disruption
Privacy and Security

Business Model and Practices

Business Model
and Practices
Data, Interfaces and Algorithms

Sector
Information Technology

Organization
Kromtech Security, Robocent

Source

Original Publication Date
July 18, 2018

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