A database containing several million American voters’ personal information has appeared on the Russian dark web, Russia’s Kommersant business newspaper reported this week.
The news is worrisome due to the upcoming presidential elections in the US and the fear of foreign interference.
According to the Russian newspaper, a user that goes online with the moniker “Gorka9” advertised free access to the personal information of 7.6 million voters in Michigan in an unnamed discussion forum. Kommersant has also found databases containing details of between 2 million and 6 million voters in Connecticut, Arkansas, Florida and North Carolina.
