Sensitive information of nearly 55 million Philippine voters has been exposed in possibly the biggest government-related data breach in history, The Register reports. Security researchers believe the entire database of the Philippines’ Commission on Elections has been exposed following a cyberattack compromising the organization’s website by Anonymous Philippines, after which LulzSec Pilipinas, a second hacker group, posted the complete COMELEC database online. The data dump included information such as fingerprints and passport information, although COMELEC officials claim no sensitive information was accessed. Officials also said the national elections being held 9 May will not be affected by the attacks, as the election-related systems will be held on a separate site. During the initial attack, Anonymous Philippines warned COMELEC it should strengthen the security of the voting systems.
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