Re: How to hack a Voting machine computer

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

2600 (Hackers Quarterly has already published some of the specs for these
machines.
Given that Windoze is the most hacked operating system, both from outsiders
& insiders
it has & will happen. If your Election Supervisor is contemplating this
move, warn them..
If they already have - warn them and tell your local version of Geraldo to
check this out.
The business lobby that sells this stuff only has millions to gain.
Considering that most
public school networks are easily hacked by students, and are maintained by
the same
County network people who maintain the election system....
I would gladly sacrifice a delay in the reporting to guarantee an increase
in the reliability.
In a way this is no different than reporting payroll from many locations to
a centralized database.
It's not rocket science!
jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wills, Mike N. (TC)" <MNWills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 3:51 PM
Subject: RE: How to hack a Voting machine computer


> I am sure glad M$ got thier grabby hands into voting as well. Now what is
> really needed is a system that automagially (this is where the extremely
> secure program runs) transmits the data in an SSH tunnel via SSL to a
Master
> DB located somewhere with limited access to the server. Where every single
> transaction is logged to ensure the purity of the data.
>
> ... but that will never happen.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Palmer [mailto:neilp@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 2:17 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Fw: How to hack a Voting machine computer
>
>
> FYI
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
>
> AND the data base that will be secure enough to ensure election
> integrity in the US ?
>
> Microsoft Access !!!  and it is updated via modem !
>
> Inside A U.S. Election Vote Counting Program
> http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0307/S00065.htm
>
> See Also Companion Article For Wider Background
>
> Sludge Report #154 -  Bigger Than Watergate!
>
> http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0307/S00064.htm
>
>
> http://www.blackboxvoting.com
>
>
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