Iraqi Electoral Commission Data Allegedly Offered for Sale, Claims Covering 31 Million Citizens
Summary
A forum user known as Knox allegedly offered Iraqi electoral data covering 31 million citizens and 28 million phone numbers. The claim is unverified, and the commission has not commented.
Key points
- A forum user known as Knox allegedly offered voter-registration data from Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission.
- The seller reportedly claims the dataset covers 31 million citizens and 28 million phone numbers.
- Reported fields include names, voter card numbers, birth dates, and residence details.
- The claim is unverified; the commission has not commented.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Independent High Electoral Commission
- Incident Type
- Alleged exposure and sale of voter registration data; the dataset and breach claim are unverified.
- Data Types Exposed
- Names
- Voter card numbers
- Dates of birth
- Residence details
- Mothers’ names
- Phone numbers
- Affected Records
- The seller claims the dataset covers 31 million citizens and 28 million phone numbers; these figures are unverified.
- Operational Impact
- No confirmed operational impact is reported. The article says the alleged data could enable fraud, SIM swapping, and create physical safety risks.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- The data was allegedly offered for sale; no ransom or extortion demand is reported.
- Claim Status
- claimed