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But there's no problem here, they say.
Right.
This incompetent buffoon sued to keep Trump off the Colorado ballot.
The Colorado Secretary of State's Office mistakenly posted a spreadsheet to its website with a hidden tab that included voting system passwords on Wednesday.
The Colorado Department of State issued a statement and acknowledged it was aware of the situation.
"The Colorado Department of State is aware that a spreadsheet located on the Department’s website improperly included a hidden tab including partial passwords to certain components of Colorado voting systems. This does not pose an immediate security threat to Colorado’s elections, nor will it impact how ballots are counted," the statement read.
The Colorado Secretary of State spokesperson told FOX31 that the partial passwords leaked do "not pose an immediate threat to Colorado’s elections, nor will it impact how ballots are counted."
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"It goes without saying how significant this is," the Colorado GOP wrote to the Secretary of State’s Office. "We can only imagine that, since the discovery last week, you and your staff have been working tirelessly to remedy these vulnerabilities."
"We hear all the time in Colorado from Secretary Griswold and Governor Polis that we represent the ‘Gold Standard’ for election integrity, a model for the nation," Dave Williams, Chairman of the Republican Party of Colorado said in a statement to FOX31. "One can only hope that by the Secretary of State posting our most sensitive passwords online to the world dispels that myth."
The Colorado Republicans also asked for confirmation or a plan regarding how the "exposed systems" will or still meet the certification requirements of a "trusted build," noting that a breach by a party with BIOS access may be difficult or impossible to identify.
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Right.
This incompetent buffoon sued to keep Trump off the Colorado ballot.
The Colorado Secretary of State's Office mistakenly posted a spreadsheet to its website with a hidden tab that included voting system passwords on Wednesday.
The Colorado Department of State issued a statement and acknowledged it was aware of the situation.
"The Colorado Department of State is aware that a spreadsheet located on the Department’s website improperly included a hidden tab including partial passwords to certain components of Colorado voting systems. This does not pose an immediate security threat to Colorado’s elections, nor will it impact how ballots are counted," the statement read.
The Colorado Secretary of State spokesperson told FOX31 that the partial passwords leaked do "not pose an immediate threat to Colorado’s elections, nor will it impact how ballots are counted."
...
"It goes without saying how significant this is," the Colorado GOP wrote to the Secretary of State’s Office. "We can only imagine that, since the discovery last week, you and your staff have been working tirelessly to remedy these vulnerabilities."
"We hear all the time in Colorado from Secretary Griswold and Governor Polis that we represent the ‘Gold Standard’ for election integrity, a model for the nation," Dave Williams, Chairman of the Republican Party of Colorado said in a statement to FOX31. "One can only hope that by the Secretary of State posting our most sensitive passwords online to the world dispels that myth."
The Colorado Republicans also asked for confirmation or a plan regarding how the "exposed systems" will or still meet the certification requirements of a "trusted build," noting that a breach by a party with BIOS access may be difficult or impossible to identify.
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Colorado Secretary of State site 'improperly' displayed partial passwords for voting systems
The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office acknowledged it inadvertently posted a spreadsheet to its website with a hidden tab that included voting system passwords.