Can confirm. I was there and while I did basically nothing helped one of those ‘kids’ by holding up the top for them. Funnily nearly all of the issues would be fixed by NOT PUTTING USB PORTS ACCESSABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THEM. One still needs a firmware dump to know what hacks to use but its actually a easily fixable problem for the basic attacks.
Most of the boxes at defcon didn’t have protection for that. Then again if memory serves there was only 1 US election box and it was a no longer used model.
Can confirm. I was there and while I did basically nothing helped one of those ‘kids’ by holding up the top for them. Funnily nearly all of the issues would be fixed by NOT PUTTING USB PORTS ACCESSABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THEM. One still needs a firmware dump to know what hacks to use but its actually a easily fixable problem for the basic attacks.
They’re not normally accessible to the public. Machines are kept under lock and key by election officials.
Most of the boxes at defcon didn’t have protection for that. Then again if memory serves there was only 1 US election box and it was a no longer used model.