Hackers find only minor issues with Swiss Post’s e-voting system

A recent public test of the Swiss Post’s electronic voting system, involving 7,000 ethical hackers from around the world, found four reported vulnerabilities, of which only one – of “low severity” – was confirmed. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Swiss Post said on Thursday that during the test period, which ran from June 17 to July 3, attacks were registered from 6,923 IP addresses from 62 countries. The aim of the test, which was run under the same conditions which are used for real elections and votes, is to uncover possible security flaws. Only one vulnerability (of “low” degree, on a scale that also includes “medium”, “high” and “critical”) was found, Swiss Post said. It was not a security-relevant issue, but a suggestion to improve communication between servers to prevent simultaneous searches. Swiss Post has already updated its software accordingly. + Read more: is e-voting making any progress in Switzerland? The hacker who uncovered the flaw ...