An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- March 30, 2024
- March 29, 2024
- March 28, 2024
- March 27, 2024
- March 26, 2024
- March 25, 2024
- March 24, 2024
October 18, 2012 07:00 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/pH6Fbm1eQNA/researcher-claims-feasibility.html
Researcher claims feasibility of writing lethal wireless pacemaker viruses
In a presentation at the BreakPoint security conference in Melbourne, IOActive researcher Barnaby Jack described an attack on pacemakers that could, he says, deliver lethal shocks to their owners. Jack claims that an unspecified pacemaker vendor's devices have a secret wireless back-door that can be activated by knowledgeable attackers from up to 30 feet away, [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/pH6Fbm1eQNA/researcher-claims-feasibility.html
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article