It took DEF CON hackers minutes to pwn these US voting machines

It took DEF CON hackers minutes to pwn these US voting machines

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/29/us_voting_machines_hacking/

DEF CON After the debacle of the 2000 presidential election count, the US invested heavily in electronic voting systems – but not, it seems, the security to protect them.

This year at the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas, 30 computer-powered ballot boxes used in American elections were set up in a simulated national White House race – and hackers got to work physically breaking the gear open to find out what was hidden inside.