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    Firm Contracted By RNC Left Millions Of Voter Files Unsecured Online

    A security researcher discovered massive troves of information about 198 million potential American voters stored on an Amazon server without as much as a password.
    by Brian Naylor Jun 19, 2017 2 minutes
    A Republican database with the information of nearly 200 million people was discovered by a cyber-risk analyst. The voter information had been compiled by a marketing firm contracted by the Republican National Committee. / Zach Gibson / Getty Images

    So it seems that it's not only Democrats who have trouble keeping their digital information secure online. An extensive Republican database of information about 198 million Americans was obtained by a security researcher, who found it on an Amazon server, with not even a single password

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