Cobb County suffered from a data breach incident in April 2017 that exposed Voters’ personal data.
The equipment used to check in voters at the polls, was stolen, the stolen machine, known as an ExpressPoll unit.
The compromised information includes drivers’ license numbers, addresses, and other data, it does not include Social Security numbers.
They opened an investigation and took steps to ensure that it has no effect on the election.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/breaking-voters-personal-data-at-risk-in-cobb-theft/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/cobb-county-government
"id": "cob233820822",
"linkid": "cobb-county-government",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "04/2017",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Sector',
'location': 'Cobb County, Georgia, USA',
'name': 'Cobb County',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'Medium',
'type_of_data_compromised': ["Drivers' License Numbers",
'Addresses']},
'date_detected': 'April 2017',
'description': 'Cobb County suffered from a data breach incident in April '
"2017 that exposed voters' personal data. The equipment used "
'to check in voters at the polls, known as an ExpressPoll '
'unit, was stolen. The compromised information includes '
"drivers' license numbers, addresses, and other data, but it "
'does not include Social Security numbers. They opened an '
'investigation and took steps to ensure that it has no effect '
'on the election.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ["Drivers' License Numbers", 'Addresses'],
'systems_affected': ['ExpressPoll Unit']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Physical Theft'},
'investigation_status': 'Open',
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Physical Security Breach'},
'response': {'incident_response_plan_activated': True},
'title': "Cobb County Voters' Data Breach",
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Physical Security'}