Declassified Docs Reveal over 600k Voter Files Hacked; Prosecutors Declined Prosecution
The files included names, birth dates and addresses, and about 930 records covered domestic violence victims, judges and law enforcement officers, officials said.
- A hacker accessed 633,000 voter registration files from Maricopa County, Arizona, before the 2020 election, including 930 with sensitive information, but no ballots or registrations were changed.
- The suspect admitted to exploiting website vulnerabilities and extracting up to 2 million records, later expressing regret for his actions.
- Despite FBI efforts and the suspect's confession, multiple prosecutorial agencies, including the U.S. Attorney for Arizona, declined to prosecute, leading to case closure in 2023.
- Officials highlighted the breach as a serious security flaw in the election system, countering claims that the 2020 election was the most secure in history, though no evidence showed votes were altered.
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White House highlights 2020 Arizona voter roll hack in an attempt to back up election integrity claims
The White House released documents on its election integrity website Thursday, revealing some more details about a 2020 hack of voter files in Maricopa County, Arizona.
More than 600,000 Voter Files Were Ripped Off Arizona Site in 2020 by Hacker, but DOJ Didn’t Prosecute
Arizona's largest county suffered a significant breach of its election data in the days before the 2020 presidential election when a self-described hacker foiled security and obtained 633,000 voter registration files but the Biden Justice Department and local prosecutors declined to bring charges even after the FBI got the suspect to confess, according to declassified documents made public Thursday by the White House.
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Declassified docs reveal over 600k voter files hacked; prosecutors declined prosecution
(The Center Square) – More than 600,000 voter files in Arizona’s largest county were hacked before the 2020 elections, with prosecutors refusing to pursue charges, according to declassified documents released Thursday.
Arizona's largest county suffered a major leak of its electoral data in the days leading up to the 2020 presidential election, when a hacker calling himself such a mockery of security measures and obtained 633.000 voter registration records, but Biden's Department of Justice and local prosecutors refused to press charges even after the FBI got the suspect to confess, according to declassified documents released by the White House on Thursday.
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ussanews.comBombshell Declassified Files: Hacker Stole 633,000 Arizona Voter Records, But Biden DOJ Refused to Charge Him
The hacker used a PowerShell script, confessed to agents, and had evidence seized from his Fountain Hills home, but prosecutors in multiple Arizona offices declined to press charges.
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