http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17631838
I was a bit surprised by all that, and it sounds like something you could imagine the Yanks or Israelis using to take someone out
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| Author: | pcernie [ Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Hack a heart |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17631838 I was a bit surprised by all that, and it sounds like something you could imagine the Yanks or Israelis using to take someone out
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| Author: | cloaked_wolf [ Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hack a heart |
Put simply - wow! I knew medical devices were complex. I also knew the importance of an ICD device in the setting of HOCM. I thought the lawyer being concerned about leaking details was paranoid. I didn't realise how accurate she might be. It does bring up a lot of questions and I agree - it could be used to disable or kill someone. That's worrying. It's not armed personnel who will be affected - it's the average Joe. Thanks for the link! |
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| Author: | pcernie [ Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hack a heart |
No probs, and I can't help thinking it'll become a bigger story down the line... |
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| Author: | belchingmatt [ Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hack a heart |
Makes me think of the opening sequence in The Core, when all the people with pacemakers drop dead. *awaits ridicule for wasting memory space on that film* |
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| Author: | finlay666 [ Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hack a heart |
There was stuff about the automated insulin delivery systems some diabetics use that could be hacked IIRC Scott Hanselman had a blog post about it (MS ASP.Net guy) |
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