DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver District Attorney’s Office confirmed with FOX31 on Monday that the office is investigating passwords to Colorado election systems that were found to be posted online for months.
However, the agency will not comment more about the investigation, including what has spurred the Denver office to action.
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The matter came to light in late October when partial BIOS passwords to Colorado’s voting systems were found to have been posted in a hidden spreadsheet on the Secretary of State’s website. After investigating, officials found that the partial passwords had been online from June 21 through Oct. 24.
The matter was publicized on Oct. 29 when the Colorado Republican Party sent a letter to the Secretary of State’s Office, accusing the Democratic official of “quietly” removing the spreadsheet from the office’s website, without changing any of the included passwords or informing the county clerks whose election systems may have been impacted.