Every registered voter in the Philippines is now susceptible to fraud and other risks after a massive data breach leaked the entire database of the Philippines’ Commission on Elections (COMELEC). While initial reports have downplayed the impact of the leak, our investigations showed a huge number of that sensitive personal identifiable information (PII)–including passport information and fingerprint data–are included in the data dump.
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