Hackers Crack Voting Machines Within Minutes At DEF CON Vegas

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jarasan — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 02:04:43 GMT

read carefully: "were given physical and remote access to voting machines procured from eBay and government auctions" not real world, this is like shooting fish in a barrel. Hate to write it but, this is fake/hype news.

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eddessaknight — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 20:22:04 GMT

Point Taken, MADDOG, Point Taken !

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MADDOG10 — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 19:50:46 GMT

The truth doesn't sell.!

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eddessaknight — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 16:46:00 GMT

<br />"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored"<br />Â Â Â Â Â ~AldousÂ Huxley

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konane — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 12:07:39 GMT

Why should they care when they provide a "security system" so they can stack the deck in favor of the narrative?

Comment #1

eddessaknight — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 08:32:05 GMT

Read and Weep :-(<br />Local news & papers turned a blind eye or two

Original Blog Entry: Hackers Crack Voting Machines Within Minutes At DEF CON Vegas

eddessaknight — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 08:27:02 GMT

EXTRA - EXTRA-

Read All About It,

Truth Comes Out Again

We already knew U.S. voting systems had security flaws ? the federal government put that nail in the coffin when it repeatedly confirmed that Russian hackers breached systems in at least 21 states during the election last year.

But on Friday, hackers stateside showed us just how easily some of the electronic voting machines can be cracked.

Those who attended DEF CON, a 25-year-old hacking convention held in Las Vegas, were given physical and remote access to voting machines procured from eBay and government auctions.

Within about 90 minutes, they d exploited weak and outdated security measures to gain full access, The Register first reported. Some physically broke down the machines to reveal their vulnerabilities, while others gained remote access or showed that external ports found on some could be used to upload malicious software.

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