Posted on 06/11/2015 3:19:00 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The recent cyber theft of millions of personnel records from the federal government was sophisticated and potentially crippling, but hackers with just rudimentary skills could easily do even more damage by targeting voting machines, according to security experts.
In many cases, even the electronic ballots could be manipulated remotely, according to a new report. The report found that the AVS WINVote machines Virginia has used since 2002 have such flimsy security that an amateur hacker could change votes from outside a polling location.
“This means anyone could have broken into the machines from the parking lot,” said Cris Thomas, a strategist with the Columbia, Md.-based Tenable Network Security, one of the nation’s leading cyber and enterprise security firms. “Our entire democracy depends on systems with minimal, easily bypassed security.”
The report was commissioned after one precinct in Virginia reported “unusual activity with some of the devices used to capture votes,” during last November's statewide elections.
“Anyone who thinks that there are not folks out there – from lone hackers to foreign governments – who are willing to exploit the security vulnerabilities of our election system is living in a fantasy world,” said von Spakovsky.
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Sounds like it could be rectified short term by jamming 802.11 outside the pooling places...
The system is operating as exactly intended by the Democrat operatives who control the voting mechanisms.
Never thought I would say this in a million years, but maybe it’s time we do something like that to even the score.
If we are beaten on the field of ideology that’s one thing. But to be beaten because 115% of urban population centers report in is just not acceptable.
This is the stuff that could down the road make it all possible for a future revolt.
Uh, Hello, How do you think we got a second term?
Not really necessary since the WinVote machines were decertified by Virginia, and won't be used in any further elections.
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