What have I been saying,
from the start,
of writing this
Blog?
Any
Computer
or
Computer System
can be hacked
and will be hacked,
given enough time.
Conspiracy Theorists
believe the
internal control system was hacked.
have to stay off line,
while not in use,
because they are so easy to hack.
And I could go on
and on.
So I will.
By
Vox.com
The 2018 midterm elections have been racked with concerns that state
voting systems could be vulnerable to attacks by highly skilled Russian
intelligence agencies looking to alter poll results. But over the
weekend, participants in a hacking conference proved that those
interested in shaping the history of American democracy don’t need the
backing of an authoritarian government to wreak havoc. An 11-year-old boy changed fake voting results by hacking into an exact
replica of Florida’s state election website in just 10 minutes,
according to the organizers of DEF CON 26, an annual hacker convention. The participants also discovered more vulnerabilities in the system
where citizens directly cast their votes. The kids were able to wipe the
memory cards from a recreation of state voting machine interfaces
(within five seconds) and either replace a voter’s ballot altogether or
overload the system with fake voters to render a real voter’s ballot
useless.
This is,
Wondering How Long It Will Before Someone Can
Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.”
- Cory Doctorow, -
- Cory Doctorow, -
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