Security News > 2016 > August > Brainjacking: Hacking brain implants (Help Net Security)

Did you know that Dick Cheney, former US Vice President who held that office from 2001 to 2009, had the wireless telemetry on his implantable cardioverter-defibrillator disabled during his time in office for fear of political assassination? That was in 2007, and already the fear of what hackers could do to implanted medical electronic devices was real. Now, almost ten years later, the fear must be even bigger for those who need to use implants, … More →

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