Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin recently stated that foreign adversaries can access voting machines and potentially change votes. This claim has sparked concerns about the security of US voting systems.
Voting Machine Vulnerabilities
According to J. Alex Halderman, a University of Michigan computer science and engineering professor, voting machines have weaknesses that can be exploited by foreign actors. However, there is no evidence that these vulnerabilities have been used to attack a real US election.
The US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence noted these risks in a 2019 report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The report stated that in an experiment, participants were able to hack into voting machines to change votes and install software.
Despite these concerns, election officials implement various measures to secure voting equipment, including restricting machine access and storing them in locked areas with video surveillance.
Original reporting: WRAL Raleigh — read the source article.
