Scientists’ Tests Hack Into Electronic Voting Machines in California and Elsewhere + ~: X" g0 K6 J6 [9 {) V7 t . U! P' O$ a' p! J* ZJuly 28, 2007, a* T) K4 W4 C+ y+ U
Computer scientists from California universities have hacked into three electronic voting systems used in California and elsewhere in the nation and found several ways in which vote totals could potentially be altered, according to reports released yesterday by the state. # F# F3 ?0 M/ V2 Y6 P , s, k5 ~% v8 I" d) g3 XThe reports, the latest to raise questions about electronic voting machines, came to light on a day when House leaders announced in Washington that they had reached an agreement on measures to revamp voting systems and increase their security.8 f2 Y/ d6 e" i1 P6 G4 _
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The House bill would require every state to use paper records that would let voters verify that their ballots had been correctly cast and that would be available for recounts. . _5 \; r2 q7 x( R1 G
* B) a3 |% l* u! P2 M电子投票系统近年来逐渐兴起，但安全性一直受到质疑，美国加州27日发布的报告指出，指该州几所大学的电脑科学家最近利用黑客手法，已经成功入侵加州等地供选举用的电子投票系统，还研究出几种窜改票数的方法。- @! c3 P) \* v% J5 o4 d/ H! O& D
2 b6 w0 `# u0 d: e, E7 G据报道，报告称，这些科学家应加州有关部门之要求，执行这项黑客任务，以检验电子投票系统的安全性。结果，四家提供电子投票系统的 业者里，就有Diebold Election Systems，Hart InterCivic和Sequoia Voting Systems等三家的系统被他们成功入侵。这三家公司目前有数千台不同装备的投票机使用于许多地区。 # h5 u( v2 A. ?, p O- c3 l9 K + l( F# K6 M. a( k0 }& j调查人员以各种状况测试这些系统，证实可以利用它们的弱点来更改正确的记录、报告以及投票总数。换句话说，透过黑客手法，可以神不知鬼不觉地进行“电子作票”。 + z! D; h9 U& [! y! S! L6 ~0 Y8 @# ~( Y! c3 v% o/ {
投票专家表示，这项报告可能促使加州州务卿黛布拉·鲍温下令，除非采取更严密的安全防范措施且选举结果得到仔细稽核，2008年大选将禁用某些投票机。% h2 {3 K9 P x
