I don’t really understand why voting machines are complicated enough that there are feasible vulnerabilities. They have one job, and it’s to count. It really shouldn’t be too tough for a crack team of competent devs to write the software required to make them work securely. No network access, a memory safe language, and strict business rules should be relatively trivial to setup. Double that will external audits and you’ve got yourself a stew.
Problem is we buy these things from the lowest bidder
The likely motive:
“My thought was they could keep it in their back pocket to invalidate any [election] results they don’t like,” one of the former officials told ProPublica. “This goes against everything CISA represents.”
Well, this and to exploit them. Like:
Step 1: exploit vulnerabilities.
Step 2: accuse opponent of exploiting them, lock them up.
Step 3: profit
Do vulnerabilities in voting software typically get disclosed to the public? Is there a CVE list somewhere that I can browse?
Americans deserve what’s about to happen to them.
fuck you, asshole.
And the rest of the world?
Sucks to be us right now. Things are going to get a lot worse before they get better.
