By Shaun Boyd | CBS Colorado
Colorado lawmakers grilled Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Friday at the state capitol about her handling of a possible security breach. Hundreds of passwords to election equipment were leaked days before Election Day and could have severely impacted half of Colorado’s counties.
The passwords were for voting equipment across the state, and they were posted on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website. There are still a lot of questions about what happened, which is why Griswold says she has hired an outside firm to investigate. The Denver District Attorney’s Office is also looking into the leak to determine if a crime was committed.
Griswold, a Democrat, went before the Joint Budget Committee Friday to talk about funding, but members wanted answers about the leak. She told them she followed cybersecurity best practices when she learned of the situation, and says there was never an immediate threat, but she admits she has some regrets.
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