Computer Scientists: Breaches of Voting System Software Warrant Recounts to Ensure Election Verification - Free Speech For People
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A group of computer security experts have written to Vice President Kamala Harris to alert her to the fact that voting systems were breached by Trump allies in 2021 and 2022 and to urge her to seek recounts in key states to ensure election verification.  Following the 2020 election, operatives working with Trump attorneys accessedRead More
  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
    20·
    2 hours ago

    So a couple of points:

    “could even develop malware designed to be installed with minimal physical access to the voting equipment by unskilled accomplices to manipulate the vote counts. Attacks could also be launched by compromising the vendors responsible for programming systems before elections, enabling large-scale distribution of malware.”

    1. This is not the bullshit theory of “ZOMG! They were connected to Starlink! Elon Musk! Elon Musk!”

    2. There is no such thing as “security” if someone has physical access to the device.

  • just_another_person@lemmy.world
    16·
    2 hours ago

    All it would take is one hand recount with a difference of a few percentage points to really kick off a movement to confirm there weren’t issues. It’s does still seem so far there are unaccounted for votes still, but haven’t seen any definitive complaints about changed or altered votes.