Election systems expert demonstrates how easy it is to HACK voting machine
Jan 25, 2024 08:45:22 #
Election systems expert demonstrates how easy it is to HACK voting machine USING ONLY A PEN
By Arsenio Toledo // Jan 23, 2024
An election technology expert successfully hacked into a Dominion Voting Systems electronic voting machine using only a pen.
This happened during a trial that began on Jan. 9 over a constitutional challenge to Georgia's election system. This trial is arguing for United States District Judge Amy Totenberg of the Northern District of Georgia to compel the state to stop using the Dominion Voting Systems touchscreen voting machines used by nearly every in-person voter statewide.
On Friday, Jan. 19, in the latest development of the case in a federal court in Atlanta, J. Alex Halderman, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, demonstrated to Totenberg how he could hack into a Dominion voting machine to change the tabulation using only a pen. (Related: EXPLOSIVE: Halderman report in Georgia confirms VOTES CAN BE ALTERED through defective Dominion voting machines – Raffensperger hid this from public – Garland Favorito weighs in.)
In a theoretical election between Founding Father President George Washington and American Revolutionary War general-turned-traitor Benedict Arnold, Halderman was able to flip the winner and rig the machine to print out as many ballots as he wanted.
All Halderman needed was a pen to reach a button inside the touchscreen of the voting machines and a fake $10 voter card he had programmed or a $100 USB device that he plugged into a cord connected to the voting machine's printer. Once he obtained access, Halderman was able to easily rewrite the touchscreen's code.
"All of these things worry me – just how easy these machines would be to tamper with. It's so far from a secure system," testified Halderman. "There are all kinds of politically motivated actors that would be eager to affect results."
Halderman noted that he discovered these vulnerabilities after being given an election machine from Fulton County. He noted that a wrongdoer, hidden behind a privacy screen at a voting precinct, would almost certainly not be caught by election workers. Changing a machine's programming would take seconds or minutes and would cause "chaos" in a major election and make it difficult for voting precincts to determine which ballots are legitimate or not.
A potential criminal doesn't need to open up the core of a voting machine or remove any security seals to gain "superuser" access to a touchscreen and change its programming.
While Halderman did note that the vulnerabilities would only affect one voting machine at a time, he warned that many more votes could be changed if illicit elements within society were able to gain access to election management servers overseen by state and county election officials.
Trial in Georgia arguing for scrapping voting machines in favor of paper ballots
Halderman, as an expert witness for the plaintiffs, had written a lengthy report identifying the many vulnerabilities found in Georgia's electronic voting machines. The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has agreed with Halderman's report, warning jurisdictions to quickly mitigate all vulnerabilities they find with the use of Dominion's voting machines.
The ongoing trial in Georgia is arguing for most voters in the state to fill out hand-marked paper ballots and the touchscreen voting machines to only be used at polling places for people with disabilities. Reverting to paper ballots, the plaintiffs argue, would ensure voter intent is accurately captured and that meaningful audits can be done.
"My vote should be counted as cast. My particular point of view should be heard," said Jeff Schoenberg, a member of an election integrity organization in Georgia. He contended that Dominion's voting systems are exceptionally vulnerable to attack and have operational issues that could cost voters their right to cast a vote and have it accurately counted.
Georgia's touchscreen electronic voting machines print out ballots with a human-readable summary of voters' selections and a QR code that a scanner reads to count the votes. Schoenberg said there is no way for voters in the state to verify that the ballots accurately reflect their selections.
Robert McGuire, an attorney for the plaintiffs and representing the Coalition for Good Governance, an advocacy organization for election integrity, said Totenberg's decision is a difficult one but added that the current system is "profoundly insecure, unreliable and untrustworthy" and that if concerns with the Dominion machines are not addressed, "a disaster is waiting to happen in 2024."
Learn more about the ongoing battle against voting fraud and election integrity in the United States at VoteFraud.news.
https://www.newstarget.com/2024-01-23-election-expert-hacks-voting-machine-using-pen.html
By Arsenio Toledo // Jan 23, 2024
An election technology expert successfully hacked into a Dominion Voting Systems electronic voting machine using only a pen.
This happened during a trial that began on Jan. 9 over a constitutional challenge to Georgia's election system. This trial is arguing for United States District Judge Amy Totenberg of the Northern District of Georgia to compel the state to stop using the Dominion Voting Systems touchscreen voting machines used by nearly every in-person voter statewide.
On Friday, Jan. 19, in the latest development of the case in a federal court in Atlanta, J. Alex Halderman, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, demonstrated to Totenberg how he could hack into a Dominion voting machine to change the tabulation using only a pen. (Related: EXPLOSIVE: Halderman report in Georgia confirms VOTES CAN BE ALTERED through defective Dominion voting machines – Raffensperger hid this from public – Garland Favorito weighs in.)
In a theoretical election between Founding Father President George Washington and American Revolutionary War general-turned-traitor Benedict Arnold, Halderman was able to flip the winner and rig the machine to print out as many ballots as he wanted.
All Halderman needed was a pen to reach a button inside the touchscreen of the voting machines and a fake $10 voter card he had programmed or a $100 USB device that he plugged into a cord connected to the voting machine's printer. Once he obtained access, Halderman was able to easily rewrite the touchscreen's code.
"All of these things worry me – just how easy these machines would be to tamper with. It's so far from a secure system," testified Halderman. "There are all kinds of politically motivated actors that would be eager to affect results."
Halderman noted that he discovered these vulnerabilities after being given an election machine from Fulton County. He noted that a wrongdoer, hidden behind a privacy screen at a voting precinct, would almost certainly not be caught by election workers. Changing a machine's programming would take seconds or minutes and would cause "chaos" in a major election and make it difficult for voting precincts to determine which ballots are legitimate or not.
A potential criminal doesn't need to open up the core of a voting machine or remove any security seals to gain "superuser" access to a touchscreen and change its programming.
While Halderman did note that the vulnerabilities would only affect one voting machine at a time, he warned that many more votes could be changed if illicit elements within society were able to gain access to election management servers overseen by state and county election officials.
Trial in Georgia arguing for scrapping voting machines in favor of paper ballots
Halderman, as an expert witness for the plaintiffs, had written a lengthy report identifying the many vulnerabilities found in Georgia's electronic voting machines. The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has agreed with Halderman's report, warning jurisdictions to quickly mitigate all vulnerabilities they find with the use of Dominion's voting machines.
The ongoing trial in Georgia is arguing for most voters in the state to fill out hand-marked paper ballots and the touchscreen voting machines to only be used at polling places for people with disabilities. Reverting to paper ballots, the plaintiffs argue, would ensure voter intent is accurately captured and that meaningful audits can be done.
"My vote should be counted as cast. My particular point of view should be heard," said Jeff Schoenberg, a member of an election integrity organization in Georgia. He contended that Dominion's voting systems are exceptionally vulnerable to attack and have operational issues that could cost voters their right to cast a vote and have it accurately counted.
Georgia's touchscreen electronic voting machines print out ballots with a human-readable summary of voters' selections and a QR code that a scanner reads to count the votes. Schoenberg said there is no way for voters in the state to verify that the ballots accurately reflect their selections.
Robert McGuire, an attorney for the plaintiffs and representing the Coalition for Good Governance, an advocacy organization for election integrity, said Totenberg's decision is a difficult one but added that the current system is "profoundly insecure, unreliable and untrustworthy" and that if concerns with the Dominion machines are not addressed, "a disaster is waiting to happen in 2024."
Learn more about the ongoing battle against voting fraud and election integrity in the United States at VoteFraud.news.
https://www.newstarget.com/2024-01-23-election-expert-hacks-voting-machine-using-pen.html
Jan 25, 2024 08:47:09 #
American Vet wrote:
Election systems expert demonstrates how easy it i... (show quote)
If it is electronic, it can be hacked.
If it is illegal, democrats will find a way to do it.
Jan 25, 2024 12:16:53 #
Forkbassman
Loc: Missouri
The big question: what type of voting will we have this fall? Will Dems & republicans be PRESENT ALL THE TIME AT THE VOTING BOOTHS?
Jan 25, 2024 13:25:21 #
Forkbassman wrote:
The big question: what type of voting will we have this fall? Will Dems & republicans be PRESENT ALL THE TIME AT THE VOTING BOOTHS?
My emotions (liberal/progressives) supercede facts, therfore I cannot accept or read anything, that offends my pre-determined beliefs.
Most fair and honest election in history, even CNN,MSN, ABC, NBC agree.
Same with J-6
Same with vaccine
Same with Israel/Palestinian
Same with border
Same with economy/inflation
Same with 20 other lies the left serves their sheeple
Liberal/progressives are wired against truth, God, good-bad moral compass standards, operating from emotions and lust of sin.
Jan 25, 2024 13:59:55 #
That’s why Joe Biden has that “Schitt Eating Grin” on his face. The fix is in! He can sit in his basement and watch the votes roll in.
If he was concerned about getting votes, he wouldn’t be treating the American people badly, but he knows he’ll win and the courts will never challenge the outcome.
If he was concerned about getting votes, he wouldn’t be treating the American people badly, but he knows he’ll win and the courts will never challenge the outcome.
Jan 25, 2024 15:20:08 #
American Vet wrote:
Election systems expert demonstrates how easy it i... (show quote)
I'm concerned about a Democrat false flag/ Black swan event perpetrated by three letter agencies, allowing terrorists events across our land, to stop elections or the use of only Mail in ballots.
The odds of the left removing Biden (this summer) in my opinion are high, then putting all forces on their next puppet to occupy the oval office.
What I am certain of, something treasonous WILL happen. Will Trump be taken out? Again while it's speculation, we are living in a Banana Republic of the United States and powerful behind the curtain people, will get their way.
I have to agree with many of the tinfoil hats, we do not have elections anymore, we have selections.
Jan 26, 2024 20:19:13 #
Tampering with the Software Was Reported By A PHD in the wayback but like everything, the allegations were ignored.
Dominion Software Switched Millions of Trump Votes to Biden
By Harold Pease, Ph.D.
A 6,000 vote switch in Michigan giving Trump votes to Biden, said to be a glitch, has brought electronic voting machines and programs into national focus. The attention is centered on the software program Dominion, made by Smartmatic in Venezuela, used in 30 states and in 2000 jurisdictions throughout the nation. Texas wisely, three times, refused its use because of serious security concerns.
This prompts questions. Why does Dominion switch votes only from Trump to Biden, one way? Perhaps a few votes but could it switch millions of Trump votes to Biden, enough to steal an election? Apparently yes and did. WhiteHouse attorney Sidney Powell on Sunday With Maria Bartiromo, November 15, 2020, told Maria, “President Trump won by not just hundreds of thousands but by millions … that were shifted by this software that was designed expressly for that purpose. We have sworn witness testimony of why the software was designed. It was designed to rig elections….We have so much evidence I feel like it’s coming in through a firehose.”
She spoke of Peter Neffenger, president and board of directors member of Smartmatic, the manufacturer of Dominion, and now on Biden’s transition team, as having known of its capacity to alter elections and its having done so effectively in other countries especially in Venezuela. Its use in America was to do the same here.
Powell continued, “Even their own manual explains how those [votes] can be wiped away. They can …drag and drop Trump votes to a separate folder and then delete that folder. It’s absolutely brazen how people bought the system and why they bought this system. In fact, every state that bought Dominion, for sure should have a criminal investigation or at least a serious investigation of the officers in the states who bought the software…. they know that they can win the election if they are using that software. It’s really an insidious, corrupt system.” At another point in the conversation, she said, “No honest person would use the system….But the people who bought the Dominion system for sure knew exactly what they were getting. It should never have been installed anywhere.”
Maria Bartiromo mentioned that her whistleblowers had said similar things. One, an IT specialist familiar with the software, spoke of “an unusual patch that was put into the software while it was live. And it’s highly unusual to put a patch in there.” She asks, “Is that what you’re referring to? Tell me how it’s done and how these backdoors work.”
Powell responded, “That’s part of it. They can stick a thumb drive in the machine or load software to it even from the Internet. They can do it from Germany or Venezuela even. They can remote access anything. They can watch votes in real-time. They can shift votes in real-time. We’ve identified mathematically the exact algorithm they used and planned to use from the beginning to modify the votes, in this case, to make sure Biden won….And they can do anything they want with the votes. They can have the machines not read the signature. They can have the machines not read the down-ballot, they can make the machines read and catalog only the Biden votes. It’s like drag and drops whatever you want, wherever you want. Upload votes? Yeah.”
Powell explained that this is what happened in the wee morning hours of November 4 in Michigan and Pennsylvania “all of a sudden hundreds of thousands of votes at a 67% ratio for Biden 23% for Trump uploaded multiple times into the system.” Adding, that is why Biden “said he didn’t need your votes now. He would need you later. He was right. I mean, in his demented state, he had no filter and he was speaking the truth more than once, including when he said he had the largest voter fraud organization ever. Well, it’s massive election fraud. It’s gonna undo the entire election.”
Bartiromo asks Powell, “You say you have an affidavit from someone who knows how this system works and was there with the planning of it…You can prove this?” Powell. “Yes. Oh, oh, yes. We have a witness who knew exactly how it worked from the beginning, why it was designed to work that way.” Adding, “That was the same play that had worked in other countries.”
None of this should surprise Democrats as they have warned about electronic election fraud long before Donald Trump. “Just last year, several leading Democrats in the Senate, moderates, including Amy Klobuchar, and Mark Warner of Virginia, sent a letter to the three largest vendors of election systems in our country. Those companies included election systems and software: Dominion, Voting Systems, Inc, and Hart InterCivic.” It read in part, “The integrity of our elections is directly tied to the machines we vote on, the products that you make. There has been a lack of meaningful innovation in the election vendor industry and our democracy is paying the price” (Tucker Carlson Tonight, Nov. 16, 2020).
Unfortunately, Democrats seem strangely quiet. They appear happy with the fraudulent vote count, saying nothing of the overwhelming evidence surrounding it, and their media’s participation in the censorship of those who do. If it were the other way around they would squawk like geese. Unless censorship prevails look for them to return to flag and city burning and Molotov cocktail throwing when the courts throw out the illegal ballots and give Trump his rightful second term.
Dominion Software Switched Millions of Trump Votes to Biden
By Harold Pease, Ph.D.
A 6,000 vote switch in Michigan giving Trump votes to Biden, said to be a glitch, has brought electronic voting machines and programs into national focus. The attention is centered on the software program Dominion, made by Smartmatic in Venezuela, used in 30 states and in 2000 jurisdictions throughout the nation. Texas wisely, three times, refused its use because of serious security concerns.
This prompts questions. Why does Dominion switch votes only from Trump to Biden, one way? Perhaps a few votes but could it switch millions of Trump votes to Biden, enough to steal an election? Apparently yes and did. WhiteHouse attorney Sidney Powell on Sunday With Maria Bartiromo, November 15, 2020, told Maria, “President Trump won by not just hundreds of thousands but by millions … that were shifted by this software that was designed expressly for that purpose. We have sworn witness testimony of why the software was designed. It was designed to rig elections….We have so much evidence I feel like it’s coming in through a firehose.”
She spoke of Peter Neffenger, president and board of directors member of Smartmatic, the manufacturer of Dominion, and now on Biden’s transition team, as having known of its capacity to alter elections and its having done so effectively in other countries especially in Venezuela. Its use in America was to do the same here.
Powell continued, “Even their own manual explains how those [votes] can be wiped away. They can …drag and drop Trump votes to a separate folder and then delete that folder. It’s absolutely brazen how people bought the system and why they bought this system. In fact, every state that bought Dominion, for sure should have a criminal investigation or at least a serious investigation of the officers in the states who bought the software…. they know that they can win the election if they are using that software. It’s really an insidious, corrupt system.” At another point in the conversation, she said, “No honest person would use the system….But the people who bought the Dominion system for sure knew exactly what they were getting. It should never have been installed anywhere.”
Maria Bartiromo mentioned that her whistleblowers had said similar things. One, an IT specialist familiar with the software, spoke of “an unusual patch that was put into the software while it was live. And it’s highly unusual to put a patch in there.” She asks, “Is that what you’re referring to? Tell me how it’s done and how these backdoors work.”
Powell responded, “That’s part of it. They can stick a thumb drive in the machine or load software to it even from the Internet. They can do it from Germany or Venezuela even. They can remote access anything. They can watch votes in real-time. They can shift votes in real-time. We’ve identified mathematically the exact algorithm they used and planned to use from the beginning to modify the votes, in this case, to make sure Biden won….And they can do anything they want with the votes. They can have the machines not read the signature. They can have the machines not read the down-ballot, they can make the machines read and catalog only the Biden votes. It’s like drag and drops whatever you want, wherever you want. Upload votes? Yeah.”
Powell explained that this is what happened in the wee morning hours of November 4 in Michigan and Pennsylvania “all of a sudden hundreds of thousands of votes at a 67% ratio for Biden 23% for Trump uploaded multiple times into the system.” Adding, that is why Biden “said he didn’t need your votes now. He would need you later. He was right. I mean, in his demented state, he had no filter and he was speaking the truth more than once, including when he said he had the largest voter fraud organization ever. Well, it’s massive election fraud. It’s gonna undo the entire election.”
Bartiromo asks Powell, “You say you have an affidavit from someone who knows how this system works and was there with the planning of it…You can prove this?” Powell. “Yes. Oh, oh, yes. We have a witness who knew exactly how it worked from the beginning, why it was designed to work that way.” Adding, “That was the same play that had worked in other countries.”
None of this should surprise Democrats as they have warned about electronic election fraud long before Donald Trump. “Just last year, several leading Democrats in the Senate, moderates, including Amy Klobuchar, and Mark Warner of Virginia, sent a letter to the three largest vendors of election systems in our country. Those companies included election systems and software: Dominion, Voting Systems, Inc, and Hart InterCivic.” It read in part, “The integrity of our elections is directly tied to the machines we vote on, the products that you make. There has been a lack of meaningful innovation in the election vendor industry and our democracy is paying the price” (Tucker Carlson Tonight, Nov. 16, 2020).
Unfortunately, Democrats seem strangely quiet. They appear happy with the fraudulent vote count, saying nothing of the overwhelming evidence surrounding it, and their media’s participation in the censorship of those who do. If it were the other way around they would squawk like geese. Unless censorship prevails look for them to return to flag and city burning and Molotov cocktail throwing when the courts throw out the illegal ballots and give Trump his rightful second term.
Jan 26, 2024 20:48:36 #
We need to address these concerns or we will end up with another voting fiasco. Asking the experts. What needs to be done to prevent rigged voting software? Who will certify the software and protect the machines from patches to change the tallies?
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.