Security News > 2016 > December > Insecure pacemakers can be easily hacked (Help Net Security)

A group of researchers has discovered that it’s not that difficult for a “weak adversary” with limited resources and capabilities to fiddle with or even shut down a variety of insecure pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs), putting the lives of the individuals who use them in jeopardy. The researchers’ findings The researchers have intentionally used inexpensive commercial off-the-shelf equipment and a “black box” approach to reverse-engineering the communication protocol used by the device to … More →

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