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  Hackers break into voting machines in 90 minutes Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2017-07-30 18:07 +0000
    Re: Hackers break into voting machines in 90 minutes Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2017-07-31 14:05 +0000
      Re: Hackers break into voting machines in 90 minutes RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2017-08-01 01:32 +0000

#14279 — Hackers break into voting machines in 90 minutes

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/344488-hackers-break-into-voting-machines-in-minutes-at-hacking-competition

Quoting from the URL above:

   Hackers at at a conference in Las Vegas were able to successfully breach
   the software of U.S. voting machines in just 90 minutes on Friday,
   illuminating glaring security deficiencies in America's election
   infrastructure.

   Tech minds at the annual DEF CON in Las Vegas were given physical voting
   machines and remote access, with the instructions of gaining access to
   the software.

   According to a Register report, within minutes, hackers exposed glaring
   physical and software vulnerabilities across multiple U.S. voting
   machine companies' products.

   Some devices were found to have physical ports that could be used to
   attach devices containing malicious software. Others had insecure Wi-Fi
   connections, or were running outdated software with security
   vulnerabilities like Windows XP.

   The Register reported that the challenge was designed by Jake Braun, the
   Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Global Advisors and Managing
   Director of Cambridge Global Capital.

   "Without question, our voting systems are weak and susceptible. Thanks
   to the contributions of the hacker community today, we've uncovered even
   more about exactly how," Braun said.

   ...

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#14280

On 2017-07-30, Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:
> http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/344488-hackers-break-into-voting-machines-in-minutes-at-hacking-competition

This demonstrates the insanity of connecting everything to the internet.
With no internet connection and no easily-accessible ports these would
be a lot harder to hack into. In fact one could make a good case for
bringing back old-school mechanical voting machines.

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#14282

On 2017-07-31, Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> wrote:
> On 2017-07-30, Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:
>> http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/344488-hackers-break-into-voting-machines-in-minutes-at-hacking-competition
>
> This demonstrates the insanity of connecting everything to the internet.
> With no internet connection and no easily-accessible ports these would
> be a lot harder to hack into. In fact one could make a good case for
> bringing back old-school mechanical voting machines.
>

Man, preach it brother.  The convenience of TCP/IP connected machines is
totally negated by the risk of fraud.  We'll have that tech when we build a
smarter and more secure network.  I love the Internet, but its inherent
flaws are really troublesome.

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