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Serious security breach: The State of Israel's ballot box leaked through the Elector app - Walla! TECH

2020-02-10T13:13:12.643Z


A serious security breach was detected last night in the "Elector" app run by Likud. The app, on the face of it, is trying to help locate potential Likud voters, but the loophole has revealed ...


Serious security breach: Israel's voter register leaked via Elector app

A serious security breach was detected last night in the "Elector" app run by Likud. The app, on the face of it, is trying to help locate potential Likud voters, but the hack revealed the State of Israel's voter register which included IDs, names, addresses and more

In the video: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the issue of annexation.

Serious security breach in the Likud app: Last night, it was announced that the "Elector" app, designed to gather details about potential Likud supporters, had a serious security breach that allowed full and free access to the voters' register that included names, addresses, phone numbers and more. "You are selected to help the Likud succeed in the 2020 elections! I trust you with your eyes closed. How and only with you, we will succeed in a big way!", The SMS sent in recent weeks to a particularly broad distribution list, and alongside the message was attached "Password to run the app". The app also included a video of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling on Likud activists to contribute to victory through the software.

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"When the state gives parties access to the most sensitive information about us, and there is no control over its security, leakage of that information is only a matter of time. The parties can use our sensitive and political information as voters to manipulate us as never before. Whoever disrespects our right to privacy and wants Manipulating us with data will jeopardize the security of the state, "said Dr. Tehila Schwartz, a senior colleague at the Israeli Democracy Institute.

Already last week Yuval Dror, user of the app, published that you can enter first name and last name of any random person, and thus receive the last 4 digits of his identity cards, including an up-to-date address. However, through the new outbreak revealed, all the details about the Israeli population can be traced. The voter registry leak joins another leak in recent weeks of the Paybox payment app, with both of these repositories doing more damage than it seems, with now hacking full details of users, including the last four digits of the payment method they use.

The Likud said: "An attempt was made to sabotage efforts to recruit Likud voters in elections. As a result, the security of the site's activities has been increased. It should be emphasized that this is an external software provider that provides services to many parties."

Source: walla

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