The Colorado secretary of state said voting system passwords had been accidentally posted on a government website.
The office of 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.
A CISA spokesperson told Reuters the agency was working with Colorado officials to monitor the situation. 'We understand the incident only impacts voting systems in Colorado and defer to the Secretary of State's office for mitigation specifics,' the spokesperson said.The Colorado Republican Party expressed concerns over the accidental password leak.
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