Homeland Security notified after hackers leak names of local residents who reportedly submitted invalid ballots – iFIBER One News

On Tuesday, the Secretary of States office reportedto the U.S. Department of Homeland Securityafter a bogus website released private voter information of citizens of Grant, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Adams counties and other counties across the state.

The Office of the Secretary of state reported votewashington.info to its partners at the Cybersecurity and infrastructure Security Agency and the Center for Internet Security.

The website is designed to look like an extension of the Secretary of States website and posts the names and addresses of those whose ballots are reportedly rejected or in question.

The state says the website is not a verifiable source of election information. The website breaks down information by county.

The state says people should not rely on this website for official election information.

Voters can check their ballot status by visiting votewa.gov.

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