Griswold described the upload as an accident and said the mistake was made by a civil servant who no longer works for the department. "Out of an abundance of caution, we have people in the field working to reset passwords and review access logs for affected counties," she said.
The Secretary of State will deputize certain state employees, who have cybersecurity and technology expertise and have undergone appropriate background checks and training. In coordination with county clerks, these employees will only enter badged areas in pairs.
The Polis administration is providing support 'to complete changes to all the impacted passwords and review logs to ensure that no tampering occurred.' The goal is to complete the password updates by this evening and verify the security.
Griswold said she is 'thankful to the Governor for his support to quickly resolve this unfortunate mistake.' While they have no reason to believe the passwords were posted with malicious intent, a personnel investigation will be conducted.
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