The largely ad hoc system in states for collecting and tabulating individual voting results is vulnerable as well. Voting rolls are also vulnerable they are all computerized databases whose entries can be deleted or changed to sow chaos on Election Day. It is only a matter of time before such an attack happens.Įlectronic voting machines can be hacked, and those machines that do not include a paper ballot that can verify each voter’s choice can be hacked undetectably. The risks remain.Īs computer security experts have been saying for years, our newly computerized voting systems are vulnerable to attack by both individual hackers and government-sponsored cyberwarriors. While we may breathe a collective sigh of relief about that, we can’t ignore the issue until the next election. And most important, the results are not in doubt. As of the time of writing, there are no serious fraud allegations, nor credible evidence that anyone tampered with voting rolls or voting machines. Whistleblower Investigative Report on NSA Suite B Cryptography.
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