Some vote-counting computers came with a critical flaw that could have let hackers access them SYMC
Get the Full StoryPhoto by Ethan Miller Getty ImagesSome of the computers used for tabulating votes and programming voting machines that were sold between 2000 and 2006 included a serious vulnerability.
The computers, offered by the nation's top voting machine maker, shipped with software that could have allowed malicious actors to remotely access and manipulate them.
Elections Systems & Software, which sold the systems, said it stopped selling machines with the software in 2007 and its customers are no longer using it.
It's unclear if the flaw was ever exploited, but the software was reportedly still in use on at least one of the systems as late as 2011.
Computers used to tabulate votes and program voting machines in the United States contained a key security vulnerability that could have been used to affect election results.
Some of the election management systems sold by Elections Systems & Software, the top voting machine manufacturer in the country, contained remote-access software, the company admitted in a letter sent to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, that came to light Tuesday. Those systems that had the software, which were sold between 2000 and 2006, also had modems that allowed them to connect to the internet.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: I tried the newest BlackBerry phone for a weekSee Also:Share your opinion Become a BI Insider todayElon Musk draws fire for donating 38,900 to a Republican fundraising committeePresident Donald Trump assigned a task force to investigate cryptocurrency fraudSEE ALSO: This office security startup wants to kill the keycard
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