Systems used by courts and governments across the US riddled with vulnerabilities

Security researcher Jason Parker has found and reported dozens of critical vulnerabilities in 19 commercial platforms used by hundreds of courts, government agencies, and police departments across the country.

One flaw he uncovered in the voter registration cancellation portal for the state of George , for instance, allowed anyone visiting it to cancel the registration of any voter in that state when the visitor knew the name, birthdate, and county of residence of the voter.

In another case, document management systems used in local courthouses contained multiple flaws that allowed unauthorized people to access sensitive filings such as psychiatric evaluations that were under seal.

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Parker is urging vendors and customers alike to shore up security of their systems.

He also said that multi-factor authentication should be universally available for all such systems.

“This series of disclosures is a wake-up call to all organizations that manage sensitive public data,” Parker wrote.