Max sez,

The Security Group at

the University of California in Santa Barbara has released the

video that shows the attacks carried out against the Sequoia

voting system. I heard about the video when talking to some members of the

group, but it was never made available to the public before. The video was

shot as part of the Top-To-Bottom Review organized by the California Secretary

of State. Even though the review was carried our in July 2007, the video has

been posted only now, more than a year after (why?).

The video shows an attack where a virus-like software spreads across the

voting system. The coolest part of the video is the one that shows how the

"brainwashed" voting terminals can use different techniques to change the

votes even when a paper audit trail is used. Pretty scary stuff. The video is

proof that these types of attacks are indeed feasible and not just a

conspiracy theory.

Also, the part that shows how the "tamperproof" seals can be completely

bypassed is very funny (and disturbing at the same time).