Hackers to break into voting machines at Def Con in search of security vulnerabilities

Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas will allow hackers to break into voting machines and voter databases in a bid to uncover vulnerabilities. Hackers attending this weekend’s Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas will have a chance to break into voting machines and voter databases in a bid to uncover vulnerabilities that could be exploited to sway election results. Organizers decided to set up the 25-year-old conference’s first “hacker voting village” to raise awareness about the threat of election results being altered through hacking. “The age of interference in voting has arrived on a large scale through electronics.” The voting village is one of about a dozen interactive areas where participants can study and practice hacking.