From Swissinfo‘s Susan Misicka:

Registration is open for those who want to help reveal cracks in Switzerland’s future e-voting system – and maybe earn a cash bounty. Critics say the test is a farce. In a public intrusion test, Swiss Post will allow hackers to legally attack its e-voting system from February 25 to March 24. The goal is to improve the system’s security.

As of Thursday, nearly 2,000 hackers had registered here external link to participate in the test: with 26% in Switzerland, 15% in France, 7% in the US and 5% in Germany. Over the past 15 years several cantons have used e-voting on a trial basis with systems developed by Swiss Post or canton Geneva. Many Swiss voters – especially those living abroad – are eager to vote online.

See the full article at Swissinfo, produced by the Swiss public broadcasting association.