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Study Shows Major E-Voting System Open To Numerous Hacking Attacks

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200608/09314844665/study-shows-major-e-voting-system-open-to-numerous-hacking-attacks.shtml

Another day, another electronic voting system that's simply not up to the task.
Over the weekend, researchers at MIT and the University of Michigan released a paper (pdf) showcasing how OmniBallot, an electronic voting system made by Seattle-based Democracy Live, is vulnerable to hack attacks and vote manipulation. OmniBallot is currently being used used in Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, and West Virginia. Courtesy of the pandemic, these and several additional states are considering their expanded use of the platform. But the study makes it abundantly clear that may not be a particularly good idea:

Study Shows Major E-Voting System Open To Numerous Hacking Attacks

Jun 9, 2020, 2:33pm UTC

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200608/09314844665/study-shows-major-e-voting-system-open-to-numerous-hacking-attacks.shtml > Another day, another electronic voting system that's simply not up to the task. > Over the weekend, researchers at MIT and the University of Michigan released a paper (pdf) showcasing how OmniBallot, an electronic voting system made by Seattle-based Democracy Live, is vulnerable to hack attacks and vote manipulation. OmniBallot is currently being used used in Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, and West Virginia. Courtesy of the pandemic, these and several additional states are considering their expanded use of the platform. But the study makes it abundantly clear that may not be a particularly good idea: