Hacker overrides voting machine within seconds using nothing more than a pre-programmed USB stick.

The Top Stories the Media HID From You Today #10 - Hacker overrides voting machine within seconds using nothing more than a pre-programmed USB stick. This was done during a live demonstration on PBD’s podcast. "If this had been an election, I could have gone to the database.

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#10 - Hacker overrides voting machine within seconds using nothing more than a pre-programmed USB stick.

This was done during a live demonstration on PBD’s podcast.

"If this had been an election, I could have gone to the database and, for example, change the votes," the hacker said.

PBD: "How much of it could you have changed?"

HACKER: "Anything; add a new candidate who was not even on a ballot; it doesn't matter because if you have total control over the system, you can do anything you want."