True the Vote

True the Vote, a right-wing group advocating for election integrity, encountered a data breach where an app designed to reinforce election accuracy leaked user emails. This leak could lead to voter suppression activities and undermines the credibility of the electoral process by exposing sensitive user data. The breach sows distrust in election systems and furthers political tensions, demonstrating the potential for significant reputational damage and loss of user confidence in the affected organization.

Source: https://www.wired.com/story/mysterious-iphone-reboot-ios-18-police/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/real-true-the-vote

"id": "rea000111024",
"linkid": "real-true-the-vote",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Political Advocacy',
                        'name': 'True the Vote',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'App Vulnerability',
 'data_breach': {'file_types_exposed': ['Emails'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': ['Sensitive User Data'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['User Emails']},
 'description': 'True the Vote, a right-wing group advocating for election '
                'integrity, encountered a data breach where an app designed to '
                'reinforce election accuracy leaked user emails. This leak '
                'could lead to voter suppression activities and undermines the '
                'credibility of the electoral process by exposing sensitive '
                'user data. The breach sows distrust in election systems and '
                'furthers political tensions, demonstrating the potential for '
                'significant reputational damage and loss of user confidence '
                'in the affected organization.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': ['Significant Reputational Damage',
                                        'Loss of User Confidence'],
            'data_compromised': ['User Emails'],
            'systems_affected': ['App Designed for Election Accuracy']},
 'motivation': ['Voter Suppression', 'Undermine Electoral Process'],
 'title': 'True the Vote Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Leak of User Emails'}