voting machines
He Allegedly Broke Election Law—and Could Be Elected His State’s Top Cop
Michigan GOP attorney general nominee Matt DePerno may face charges for allegedly joining a “conspiracy” to tamper with voting machines after 2020.
It Sure Looks Like Sidney Powell Wrote the Order to Seize Voting Machines
The document bears a striking resemblance to one published on Powell’s own website.
How an ‘Ethical’ Hacker Convention Is Fueling Trump’s Big Lie
A few days a year, hacking enthusiasts at DEFCON race to see if they can prove voting machines are not secure. The event inadvertently provides fodder for disinformation.
Trump’s Election Lies Apparently Gave This Poll Worker 2 Heart Attacks
An election worker in Pennsylvania says the Trump campaign’s lies about rigged voting machines resulted in death threats and multiple heart attacks.
Bolsonaro Sent His Son to the MyPillow Guy’s Cyber Conference for Some Reason
Brazil’s election is more than a year away, but the embattled president is already spreading conspiracy theories about rigged voting machines.
The Bogus GOP Plot to Steal Arizona for Trump Will Cost Taxpayers Millions
Arizona says the voting machines seized in the audit can no longer be trusted and have to be replaced.
QAnon Has a Disturbing Takeover Plot to ‘Eliminate’ Elected Officials
A known QAnon grifter has amassed an army of loyal followers on Twitch in her scheme of “retaliation.“
This MIT PhD Wants to Replace America's Broken Voting Machines with Open Source Software, Chromebooks, and iPads
In 2006, Ben Adida wrote a 254-page PhD dissertation on "cryptographic voting systems." Now, he wants to fix America's broken voting machines.
Texas Voting Machines Have Been ‘a Known Problem’ for a Decade
The voting machines and their software—not voters—are to blame for votes switching from Beto O'Rourke to Ted Cruz (and vice versa), an expert told Motherboard.
Security Seals Used to Protect Voting Machines Can Be Easily Opened With Shim Crafted from a Soda Can
Election officials say security ties and seals prevent anyone with physical access to voting machines from manipulating them. But a researcher has shown how he can easily defeat them with a soda can.
Justice Department Warns It Might Not Be Able to Prosecute Voting Machine Hackers
DoJ says current federal law against hacking doesn't apply to voting machines because they aren't connected to the internet; but this plus a proposed amendment could create a problem for prosecuting hacks of other computers not connected to the internet.
Top Voting Machine Vendor Admits It Installed Remote-Access Software on Systems Sold to States
Remote-access software and modems on election equipment 'is the worst decision for security short of leaving ballot boxes on a Moscow street corner.'