Voting machine data leaked in Mesa County, US
Voting machine data was leaked in Mesa County, Colorado, in the US. Election official Tina Peters stood trial in connection with the case and was found guilty on most charges in August 2024. A programmer whose identity had been stolen testified at the trial that he had feared being framed by the government.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Mesa County
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Voting machine data
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- A programmer whose identity had been stolen testified at the data leak trial that he had feared being framed by the government.
- The court rejected Tina Peters' request for acquittal on charges related to the voting machine data leak.
- Tina Peters was found guilty on most charges related to the voting machine data leak.
5 related reports
- Programmer impersonated in Mesa County election data leak tells jury he feared he was set up by the government
- Judge denies acquittal to Tina Peters in charges related to voting machine data leak
- Colorado elections clerk guilty on most charges over voting machine data leak
- Colorado Named State Most Vulnerable to Cyber-Attacks
- Tina Peters, former Mesa County clerk, sentenced to 9 years in prison over voting systems breach
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