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Wake County's Board of Elections suspended its use of election software vendor ElectSure after the company reported a possible cyberattack that may have exposed information tied to poll workers and election administrators. Officials said a hacker reportedly obtained access to a secret password used by the vendor, and investigators are still determining whether any personal data was actually accessed and how far the intrusion extended.
County officials said there is no evidence that voting machines, ballots, voter registration records, or vote-counting systems were affected, indicating the incident appears limited to staff-related data rather than election operations. The board described the matter as an ongoing investigation and moved to halt use of the vendor's software while the potential exposure is assessed.
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After the vendor's report, the Wake County Board of Elections suspended its use of ElectSure. County officials said there was no evidence the incident affected voting machines, ballots, voter registration records, or vote-counting systems, though poll worker data may have been exposed.
Software vendor ElectSure reported a possible cyberattack involving access to a secret password used by the company. The intrusion was under investigation, and officials said it was unclear whether poll worker or election administrator information was actually obtained.
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