Security News

Voting machine maker claims hacking competitions a 'green light' for foreign hackers
2018-08-28 22:56

NSA code cracker says no, hackers performing a service Voting machine vendor ES&S says it did not cooperate with the Voting Village hacking competition at DEF CON because it worried the event...

Voting machine maker vows to step up security, Fortnite bribes players to do 2FA – and more
2018-08-27 09:51

Plus: Feds break up another 'dark-net drugs op' Roundup Summer rolls on, Reg vultures are making the most of their hols before the September rush hits, and in the past week, we saw Lazarus malware...

How hackers attack voting machines
2018-04-13 11:21

Carson Sweet, CTO of CloudPassage, explains how elections are vulnerable to a vast spectrum of cyberattacks.

Matt Blaze on Securing Voting Machines
2017-12-05 12:39

Matt Blaze's House testimony on the security of voting machines is an excellent read. (Details on the entire hearing is here.) I have not watched the video....

Voting Machine Security (Schneier on Security)
2017-08-02 17:59

Last week, DefCon hosted a "Voter Hacker Village" event. Every single voting machine there was easily hackable. Here are detailed details. There should be a summary report soon; I'll add it to...

Voting Machines Hacked with Ease at DEF CON (Threatpost)
2017-07-31 19:24

Hackers at DEF CON last week exploited vulnerabilities in electronic pollbooks and voting machines with ease.

Hackers Take Over US Voting Machines In Just 90 Minutes (The Hackers News)
2017-07-31 02:32

Today, election hacking is not just about hacking voting machines, rather it now also includes hacking and leaking dirty secrets of the targeted political parties—and there won’t be a perfect...