Stolen California Voter Database Held for Bitcoin Ransom [Updated] | #CyberSecurity #DataBreaches #Ransomware #CryptoCurrency | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
From gizmodo.com - December 16, 2017 6:28 PM
An Amazon AWS server believed to contain files on all of California’s registered voters was left exposed this year due to a misconfigured database, according to researchers at the Kromtech Security Center. The database was later stolen by cybercriminals demanding a ransom only payable in bitcoin.

 

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