Colorado election officials say the incident isn’t a threat to the upcoming election. Voting system passwords were mistakenly put on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website for several months before being spotted and taken down, but the lapse did not pose an immediate threat to the upcoming election, said state election officials Tuesday.The passwords were only one of two that are needed to access any component of Colorado’s voting systems, and are just one part of a layered security system, said Jack Todd, spokesperson for the the Secretary of State’s office, in a statement.

BING NEWS:
  • Colorado blunder accidentally exposes voting machine passwords online
    Colorado blunder accidentally exposes voting machine passwords online - but officials say everything is secure - Colorado’s Secretary of State has claimed the breach does not present an immediate thre ...
    10/30/2024 - 7:07 am | View Link
  • Colorado voting system passwords were posted online: secretary of state
    "This does not pose an immediate security threat to Colorado’s elections, nor will it impact how ballots are counted," the Colorado state department said.
    10/30/2024 - 6:40 am | View Link
  • Colorado, Man (Colorado Secretary of State posted spreadsheet with voting system passwords)
    News: The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office inadvertently posted a spreadsheet to its website with a hidden tab that included voting system passwords. In a statement to 9NEWS, a spokesperson for ...
    10/30/2024 - 4:15 am | View Link
  • Colorado Publishes Voting System Passwords in Major Error
    The Colorado secretary of state said voting system passwords had been accidentally posted on a government website.
    10/29/2024 - 11:52 pm | View Link
  • Colorado accidentally put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure
    The Colorado Secretary of State's office says voting system passwords were mistakenly put on the department's website ...
    10/29/2024 - 10:04 pm | View Link
  • More

 

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More Business News