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The state of Colorado published the passwords to all of its voting machines online.
Over 600 voting machine passwords were made available in a spreadsheet online through their official website.
The state has said that it's no big deal and has not changed the passwords.
https://www.newsweek.com/colorado-publishes-voting-system-passwords-major-error-1977046
Colorado Publishes Voting System Passwords in Major Error
Colorado's secretary of state has said partial passwords for voting system components were mistakenly posted on its official website.
The passwords, accessible via a hidden tab in a publicly available spreadsheet, were removed on October 24 after the error was discovered. State officials emphasized that the incident was inadvertent, has been rectified, and has not affected the election process.
"This does not pose an immediate security threat to Colorado's elections, nor will it impact how ballots are counted," the Colorado Department of State said in a statement on Tuesday.
Election integrity has been a central concern in the lead-up to November 5, as former President Donald Trump continues to make unsupported claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him through widespread voter fraud. Last week, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said the state's elections were secure after election staff discovered a dozen fraudulent mailed ballots during a signature verification process
According to a release from the Colorado Republican Party, the spreadsheet contained more than 600 partial BIOS passwords for voting system components across 63 of Colorado's 64 counties.
BIOS (basic input/output systems) passwords are a core component of security control for a computer system, like a master key that controls access to the basic hardware settings of a computer. The passwords in question were neither encrypted nor otherwise protected.
Over 600 voting machine passwords were made available in a spreadsheet online through their official website.
The state has said that it's no big deal and has not changed the passwords.
https://www.newsweek.com/colorado-publishes-voting-system-passwords-major-error-1977046
Colorado Publishes Voting System Passwords in Major Error
Colorado's secretary of state has said partial passwords for voting system components were mistakenly posted on its official website.
The passwords, accessible via a hidden tab in a publicly available spreadsheet, were removed on October 24 after the error was discovered. State officials emphasized that the incident was inadvertent, has been rectified, and has not affected the election process.
"This does not pose an immediate security threat to Colorado's elections, nor will it impact how ballots are counted," the Colorado Department of State said in a statement on Tuesday.
Election integrity has been a central concern in the lead-up to November 5, as former President Donald Trump continues to make unsupported claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him through widespread voter fraud. Last week, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said the state's elections were secure after election staff discovered a dozen fraudulent mailed ballots during a signature verification process
According to a release from the Colorado Republican Party, the spreadsheet contained more than 600 partial BIOS passwords for voting system components across 63 of Colorado's 64 counties.
BIOS (basic input/output systems) passwords are a core component of security control for a computer system, like a master key that controls access to the basic hardware settings of a computer. The passwords in question were neither encrypted nor otherwise protected.
