E-voting company hacked

By

A US developer of secure electronic voting, VoteHere, has admitted that a hacker broke into its systems and accessed internal documents.

A US developer of secure electronic voting, VoteHere, has admitted that a hacker broke into its systems and accessed internal documents.


Chief executive officer for the company Jim Adler confirmed that the intrusion could be related to recent controversy over the security of online voting.

The company declined to comment on details of the documents accessed and the hacker, but said that the information had passed onto the authorities.

Adler said the break-in did not affect the integrity of VoteHere's technology.

www.votehere.net

Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.
Copyright © SC Magazine, US edition
Tags:

Most Read Articles

Australia's super funds told to assess authentication controls

Australia's super funds told to assess authentication controls

Woolworths' CSO is Optus-bound

Woolworths' CSO is Optus-bound

CBA looks to GenAI to assist 1200 'security champions'

CBA looks to GenAI to assist 1200 'security champions'

Hackers abuse modified Salesforce app to steal data, extort companies

Hackers abuse modified Salesforce app to steal data, extort companies

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?