However, it is not clear who owns it.
He has since reached out to law enforcement, as well as the California attorney generals office.
The database was still online as of Monday.
When one of their attorneys asked, Well how much data are we talking about?
I was outraged at the result, Vickery told CSO Online.
However, I have looked up several police officers in my city, and their data is indeed present.
Ive been working with journalists and authorities for over a week to get this database shut down or secured.
No luck so far.
Steve Ragan, a security blogger at CSO, assisted in investigating the breach.
He refused to identify the agencies.
On other hand, a representative with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) declined to comment.
Regulations on protecting voter data vary from state to state, with many states imposing no restrictions.
Privacy advocates said Vickerys findings were troubling.
Thats a hard pill to swallow.
It crosses the line.
source: www.techworm.net
