CEC Responds After 1573 Candidates Data Leakage
A preliminary inquiry found a contractor’s data generation error, and the commission said the portal was offline briefly while it patched the system.
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Elections chief apologizes after leak of candidates' personal data
Taipei, Oct. 29 (CNA) The head of Taiwan's Central Election Commission (CEC) apologized on Thursday after the national ID numbers of over 1,500 candidates for office, including those of top politicians, were reportedly exposed on its website for 11 days.
CEC responds after 1573 candidates data leakage
A candidate data disclosure Web site was temporarily taken offline on Tuesday to execute a security patch and a formal investigation is under way to determine the cause of a leak, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said yesterday after an alliance of small parties said that the national ID number
The Cybersecurity Administration (CSA) of the Ministry of Data Security stated today (28th) that the disclosure of candidates' personal information through the Central Election Commission's "Public Office Candidate Asset Declaration System" involves website program processing and data transmission procedures, resulting in ID card numbers being loaded into non-publicly accessible files. The CSA has dispatched personnel to assist the Central Elect…
The Taiwan Forward Front pointed out today that the "Public Office Candidate Asset Declaration System" website recently launched by the Central Election Commission contains the ID numbers of 1,573 candidates nationwide in the background information of the webpage, which can be accessed by anyone. In response, the Central Election Commission stated that it has initiated an investigation and is conducting a more in-depth investigation, and will pr…
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