Colorado Public Radio: The Colorado Secretary of State’s office was first alerted that passwords to many of the state’s 2,100 pieces of election equipment were posted online by the maker of some of that equipment.
The state learned of the situation on Oct. 24, five days before the Colorado GOP sent an email to members describing the security breach.
“As soon as we got the call, staff took it down, and then we started our planning,” Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in an interview with CPR News Monday morning.
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