Hackers challenging kids as young as 5 to penetrate voting machines

Hackers at the hacking conference DEFCON 18 are holding a contest this year for kids, awarding prizes to the first and youngest child to penetrate U.S. voting machines. The conference made headlines last year when every single machine related to voting technology was hacked – some in a matter of hours. Their point is to show how laughable U.S. election security has become. They're doing a damn fine job of that. -- More...