U-M hacks into new D.C. voting system; hailed as victorious

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 | Source: Washington Post
Members of the University of Michigan are known as the leaders and the best, and now also as the hacker kings of the free world after taking down Washington, D.C.'s new online voting system. Everyone who voted with that system knew who did it.

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Last week, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics opened a new Internet-based voting system for a weeklong test period, inviting computer experts from all corners to prod its vulnerabilities in the spirit of "give it your best shot." Well, the hackers gave it their best shot -- and midday Friday, the trial period was suspended, with the board citing "usability issues brought to our attention."

Here's one of those issues: After casting a vote, according to test observers, the Web site played "Hail to The Victors" -- the University of Michigan fight song.

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