Voting machine manual tells officials to reuse weak passwords
The manual turns good advice on its head, telling officials to use, reuse and recycle weak passwords. Continue reading Voting machine manual tells officials to reuse weak passwords
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Texas Voting Machines Have Been ‘a Known Problem’ for a Decade
The voting machines and their software—not voters—are to blame for votes switching from Beto O’Rourke to Ted Cruz (and vice versa), an expert told Motherboard. Continue reading Texas Voting Machines Have Been ‘a Known Problem’ for a Decade
35 Million U.S. Voter Records Available for Sale on Hacker Forum
News last week that voter records belonging to some 35 million U.S. residents is being offered for sale on a dark web marketplace has raised fresh concerns about identity theft and potential voter fraud just weeks before November’s midterm elect… Continue reading 35 Million U.S. Voter Records Available for Sale on Hacker Forum
Security Seals Used to Protect Voting Machines Can Be Easily Opened With Shim Crafted from a Soda Can
Election officials say security ties and seals prevent anyone with physical access to voting machines from manipulating them. But a researcher has shown how he can easily defeat them with a soda can. Continue reading Security Seals Used to Protect Voting Machines Can Be Easily Opened With Shim Crafted from a Soda Can
Rep. Speier: Congress needs a hack demo to understand election vulnerabilities
Lawmakers still need a hands-on demonstration of voting equipment vulnerabilities to fully grasp the urgency of election security, according to Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. “I think that if we can fashion some kind of an interactive experience for members to watch… then we’ve got their attention,” Speier, a member of the intelligence committee, said in an interview. “We need that moment and we need that equipment, and we need that hack. And so once we can do that and do it in a way that the average luddite can understand, then we’ll be golden.” DEF CON, the hacking conference where researchers pick apart voting machines, provides that kind of visual demonstration. But Speier appeared to be the only lawmaker in attendance last week as the organizers of the DEF CON Voting Village presented their findings on Capitol Hill. (Some congressional staff did attend.) Election security vaulted into the spotlight on […]
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‘Only paper ballots by 2020!’ call experts after election tampering
The National Academy of Sciences says the US election system uses insecure technology and is fighting off attempts to destabilize it. Continue reading ‘Only paper ballots by 2020!’ call experts after election tampering
The Shared Security Podcast Episode 79 – Election Hacking and Vulnerable Voting Machines
This is the 79th episode of the Shared Security Podcast sponsored by Security Perspectives – Your Source for Tailored Security Awareness Training and Assessment Solutions and Silent Pocket. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and&… Continue reading The Shared Security Podcast Episode 79 – Election Hacking and Vulnerable Voting Machines
Justice Department Warns It Might Not Be Able to Prosecute Voting Machine Hackers
DoJ says current federal law against hacking doesn’t apply to voting machines because they aren’t connected to the internet; but this plus a proposed amendment could create a problem for prosecuting hacks of other computers not connected to the internet. Continue reading Justice Department Warns It Might Not Be Able to Prosecute Voting Machine Hackers
DHS holds election security exercise with states to prep for midterms
With less than three months until the midterm elections, the Department of Homeland Security held a three-day exercise this week that allowed state and local officials to practice warding off an array of cyberthreats, from spear-phishing campaigns to distributed denial of service attacks. The drills, which featured officials from 44 states, the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, among other federal agencies, “explored potential impacts to voter confidence, voting operations, and the integrity of elections,” according to a DHS statement. The Election Assistance Commission, the federal agency charged with distributing $380 million in election-security funding to states, also took part. DHS said private vendors participated in the exercise, but did not name them. The exercise covered several scenarios, according to DHS: spear phishing against election officials; social media manipulation related to political candidates; “disruption” of voter registration IT systems; distributed denial-of-service attacks and “web defacements” affecting board of election […]
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ThreatList: Almost All Security Pros Believe Election Systems Are at Risk
Respondents in a survey from Venafi said they believe voting machines, encrypted communications from polling stations and databases that store voter registration data are all vulnerable. Continue reading ThreatList: Almost All Security Pros Believe Election Systems Are at Risk