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Exclusive: NSW election 'vulnerable to another hack'

Two cybersecurity experts who hacked into the last NSW election voting system have raised security concerns about next month’s poll.

When NSW goes to the polls on 23 March, hundreds of thousands of voters will skip the queues, dodge the how-to-vote-cards and miss the sausage sizzle - trading in their pencil and paper to vote online, at home, instead.

The iVote system is being rolled out for the state's third election running and it is expected more people than ever will use it vote from home early or on the day of the poll.

But two cybersecurity experts who managed to hack into the 2015 iVote system have questioned the safety and security of this year’s online voting platform.

More in English via SBS News.


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By Jarni Blakkarly



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