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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)."
Even though l3wdd00d might get 100% of the votes in the Presidential election, the fact that he is only 16 will be disqualifying.
no way. Those are Creative Types(tm). They use Macs.
Don't worry, it's slashdotted already.
where were these guys two elections ago? The horses have long left the barn. The hacks in place now are likely protected by the DMCA.
You know there is some student; just like the rest of us, that is frantically wondering why cs.ucsb.edu will no longer load and wondering how he will complete his homework at the last second before class.
It's 8:30 in the morning on a CS server. Do you think any CS students are awake at 8:30 AM? I didn't even KNOW there was an 8:30 AM.
I guess my karma whoring is done for now
Oh and before anybody makes any remarks about Florida or the south let me clue you.
Very few people in Palm Beach county are from Florida or the south. It is New York south.
And this is exactly the problem. All of the dumbest people from other parts of the country go there to screw up elections and die.
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
...and that's how we got Cowboy Neal for President!