Here's a fun fact on Japanese sex moviesthe eve of perhaps the most contentious election in recent American history: It's totally possible to hack a voting machine and alter its final tally.
Cylance, a cybersecurity firm, demonstrated a hack against a Sequoia AVC Edge Mk1 machine in a video released Friday. (You can watch it above.) The Sequoia machine uses individual flash memory cards to record votes, which are then stored in the device's internal memory and a "Results Cartridge." Cylance was apparently able to mess with the internal memory and results cartridge using a doctored card, completely changing candidates' names and the number of votes each received.
SEE ALSO: Election day cyberattack: It's coming, but probably won't matter"We believe that both the public and the appropriate regulatory agencies needed to be made aware of these issues immediately so that appropriate measures could be taken to better secure these voting machines," Cylance CEO Stuart McClure said in a press release.
The company, which claims Sequoia's touchscreen voting machines will be used by more than 8 million registered voters, said it informed Sequoia and "government authorities" about the hack. It's unclear if all of those machines would be vulnerable to this particular hack.
Scary as this all sounds, there's no need to hunker down in the fallout shelter (yet). For one thing, it's not possible to do this hack remotely. A bad actor with knowledge of the exploit — which Cylance obviously didn't publicly release — would have to be physically present at a polling place to tamper with a machine after everyone cast their vote.
There's no need to hunker down in the fallout shelter (yet)
There are so many different polling places in the United States that an attack on every electronicSequoia system seems unlikely at best — especially if authorities have already been reminded to keep an eye on the machines.
Still, this isn't the first time Sequoia machines have come under scrutiny. A 2007 study from the University of California, Berkeley, found that Sequoia units lacked "effective safeguards against corrupted or malicious data injected onto removable media" — exactly the sort of hack discussed here — and the company was quite famously at the center of the 2000 punch card fiasco in Florida.
Authorities should ensure votes are protected, and watchdogs should continue their work to root out potential problems. But don't lose sleep over it this year.
As Mashable has written before, one advantage to having a decentralized and old-fashioned voting system is that it's impervious to a massive hack. The thought of any votes being tampered with is horrifying, but this particular issue is hardly civilization-threatening, especially because few states use this electronic system without backing it up with a paper trail.
Topics Cybersecurity Elections
Previous:'Thunderbolts*' mid
Uber wants to deactivate fewer driver accounts for unfair reasonsA Glossary of Boontling, the Strange Jargon of Boonvile, CASolomon D. Butcher’s Photographs Celebrate the PioneerA Glossary of Boontling, the Strange Jargon of Boonvile, CATinder introduces Relationship Goals profile featureFlatulence and Language in Yasujiro Ozu’s ‘Good Morning’Peter Matthiessen’s Notebook, Lost and FoundArgentina beat Croatia in World Cup semifinal and the internet reacted appropriatelyWhat an Abolitionist’s Letters Can Teach Us About Our Political MomentAmerican Sounds: The Old, Weird Days of National Public RadioWhat Do Kids Want from Children’s Poetry?Catherine Lacey Revisits Cy Twombly’s ‘Say Goodbye, Catullus’Best deals of the day Dec. 13: Schwinn exercise bike, a 75Tinder introduces Relationship Goals profile featureDaily Cartoon: 1880, BrailleWhat Gershom Scholem’s Take on Jewish Mysticism Can Teach Us NowTales of the Unexpected: A Ghost StoryThe Uncanny Double: An Interview with Megan McDowellBest Beats Black Friday headphones deals: save $50 on the Beats Fit Pro and moreBest deals of the day Dec. 15: HP Envy x360 2 How to start a business with your friend — without ripping each others’ throats out Donald Glover is getting bullied into finishing his mixtape with Chance the Rappers Devastating footage shows Puerto Rico getting slammed by Hurricane Maria 'Moana' is helping young New Zealanders keep in touch with the Maori language Leaked pics show Google's new pricey Chromebook 'Pixelbook' and stylus Microsoft is holding a 'mixed reality' event on Oct. 3 The sand hostel is here for all your sand Equifax was allegedly hacked months before the massive breach — by the same criminals Google Home Mini rumors reveal price, pictures What to do if you downloaded the malware Darren Aronofsky explains his new movie, 'mother!' Google may have just confirmed one of the biggest rumors about the Pixel 2 Jennifer Lawrence weighs in on 'mother!' controversy How to use the one 'Game of Thrones': Why Tyrion is responsible for everything Dad embarks on a 20,000 mile epic road trip to send his daughter to her college door in Seattle Hotel puts proper gaming rigs in all its rooms, perfect for gamer couples on vacation Everybody calm down about artificial intelligence Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus review: Excellent, but not for everyone Netflix shuts down 'Stranger Things' pop
2.1918s , 8223.2734375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Japanese sex movies】,Miracle Information Network