28-07-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com

Hackers scour voting machines for election bugs

By Jim FinkleLAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Hackers attending this weekend's Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas were invited to break into voting machines and voter databases in a bid to uncover vulnerabilities that could be exploited to sway election results.The 25-year-old conference's first "hacker voting village" opened on Friday as part of an effort to raise awareness about the threat of election results being altered through hacking.Hackers crammed into a crowded conference room for the rare o
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