Video Shows Easy Hacking of E-Voting Machines

Mike writes "The Security Group at the University of California in Santa Barbara has released the video that shows the attacks carried out against the Sequoia voting system. The video shows an attack where a virus-like software spreads across the voting system. The coolest part of the video is the one that shows how the 'brainwashed' voting terminals can use different techniques to change the votes even when a paper audit trail is used. Pretty scary stuff. The video is absolute proof that these types of attacks are indeed feasible and not just a conspiracy theory. Also, the part that shows how the 'tamperproof' seals can be completely bypassed in seconds is very funny (and quite disturbing at the same time)."

Comments

Re:Quicktime?

[Anonymous Coward]

What do you want? Fucking Windows Media that can only be played on Windows? Bullshit RealMedia that nobody uses anymore?

Shitwipe "DivX" that requires a CODEC installation which trashes anything that's not a Windows OS?

I'll take plain, standard .mp4 files thank you.

Re:Early vote makes your vote count (better chance

[somersault]

it is my understanding that many political activists are already being watched

Isn't the technical term actually 'terrorists'? I'm not even sure whether I'm kidding anymore.