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“If you want to keep living, Pay a ransom, or die.” This could happen, as researchers have found thousands of vulnerabilities in Pacemakers that hackers could exploit.
Millions of people that rely on pacemakers to keep their hearts beating are at risk… Continue reading Over 8,600 Vulnerabilities Found in Pacemakers
Doctors use RF signals to adjust pacemakers so that instead of slicing a patient open, they can change the pacemakers parameters which in turn avoids unnecessary surgery. A study on security weaknesses of pacemakers (highlights) or full Report (PDF) has found that pacemakers from the main manufacturers contain security vulnerabilities that make it possible for the devices to be adjusted by anyone with a programmer and proximity. Of course, it shouldn’t be possible for anyone other than medical professionals to acquire a pacemaker programmer. The authors bought their examples on eBay.
They discovered over 8,000 known vulnerabilities in third-party libraries …read more
Continue reading Radio Controlled Pacemakers Are Easily Hacked
As more connected devices find their way into our lives, how much can the authorities rely on them for evidence if we are accused of a crime? Continue reading Pacemaker data used to help indict alleged arsonist
Once again, researchers have uncovered security flaws that could allow malicious hackers to attack implanted medical devices, such as heart pacemakers and cardiac defibrillators, with the potential to deliver fatal shocks.
Read more in my article on th… Continue reading Under attack: How hackers could remotely target your pacemaker