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Awful title. >In another area of DEFCON, organizers set up a semicircle of computers preloaded with copies of secretaries of states’ websites to allow young ch
by foxes 8y ago
Awful title.
>In another area of DEFCON, organizers set up a semicircle of computers preloaded with copies of secretaries of states’ websites to allow young children to try to alter the appearance of a vote result .... Notably, the kids were instructed to use a simple database hacking tactic called SQL injection .... Within a few minutes, Audrey, 11, had figured it out, and made it appear that libertarian candidate Darrell Castle had won Florida’s presidential vote in 2016.
The discussion about the vulnerability and the unwillingness of the companies to secure them was more important.