California Testers Find Flaws in Voting Machines

An article published on December 5th in Ars Technica describes the success of Red Team security testers in easily circumventing the physical security of the Polling Ballot Counter (PBC).

"In the physical security testing, the wire- and tamper-proof paper seals were easily removed without damage to the seals using simple household chemicals and tools and could be replaced without detection," the test report says. "Once the seals are bypassed, simple tools or easy modifications to simple tools could be used to access the computer and its components. The key lock for the Transfer Device was unlocked using a common office item without the special 'key' and the seal removed."

A summary of the report results can be found in Slashdot.