Cybercriminal forum offers Wisconsin voter data for free
Digital Shadows has identified a post on the English-speaking cybercriminal forum, RaidForums, alleging to possess a complete 2020 Wisconsin voter database. The author of the post provided a free download link to a database containing statewide voter and absentee data acquired from the "Badger Voters" site, a website established by the State of Wisconsin Elections Commission.
Before being posted on RaidForums, the data was allegedly obtained on the pro-conservative site "thedonald[.]win," where a user claimed to have paid $25,000 USD for the files and urged users to spread the data. The database contained personally identifiable information (PII) of Wisconsin citizens, including full names, physical addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and more. According to researchers, the leaked information has the potential to enable threat actors to launch malicious campaigns, including spearphishing or other types of social engineering attacks, spread disinformation to influence future elections, or create the appearance of voter fraud.