Collaborate Disseminate
The simplest ideas can be the ones that change the world. For Otis Boykin, it was a new way to make wirewound precision resistors. Just like that, he altered the course of electronics with his ideas about what a resistor could be. Now his inventions are in everything from household …read more
Continue reading Otis Boykin’s Precision Passives Propelled the Pacemaker
One of the problems with powered implants such as pacemakers is the fact that when their batteries run out of juice, they have to be surgically replaced. According to a new study, though, it may someday be possible to recharge those batteries by shinin… Continue reading Active photonic power transfer tech uses light to charge implants
Although it doesn’t happen often, it is possible for electromagnetic fields (EMFs) to affect the performance of cardiac implants such as pacemakers. Fortunately for recipients, though, a new study indicates that EMFs produced by electric cars pose no s… Continue reading Study concludes that electric cars don’t affect pacemakers
In episode 90 of our monthly show we discuss medical device security with John Nye, Senior Director of Cybersecurity Research and Communication at CynergisTek. Do you use an insulin pump, have a pacemaker or other medical device implant? Are you concer… Continue reading Medical Device Security with Special Guest John Nye
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Thursday issued an advisory warning people of severe vulnerabilities in over a dozen heart defibrillators that could allow attackers to fully hijack them remotely, potentially putting lives of millions of patien… Continue reading Medtronic’s Implantable Defibrillators Vulnerable to Life-Threatening Hacks
By Waqas
Abbott has recalled around 350,000 implantable defibrillators for firmware upgrading
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Abbott to fix critical vulnerabilities in 350,000 ICDs & Pacemakers
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A backdoor could be exploited to allow an attacker to manipulate the implants and cause heart problems and even death, Continue reading Abbott Addresses Life-Threatening Flaw in a Half-Million Pacemakers
By Waqas
Doctors Demonstrate Dangers of Hacked Medicine Pumps By Simulating Emergency
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By Waqas
Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are lifesaving devices but malicious
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Life-saving Pacemakers, Defibrillators Can Be Hacked and Turned Off
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Almost half a million people in the United States are highly recommended to get their pacemakers updated, as they are vulnerable to hacking.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled 465,000 pacemakers after discovering security flaws that c… Continue reading FDA Recalls Nearly Half a Million Pacemakers Over Hacking Fears