Respected team is set to unveil a number of remote attacks on medical devices such as pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators. Shocking stuff, says CNET Blog Network contributor Chris Soghoian.
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Christopher Soghoian delves into the areas of security, privacy, technology policy and cyber-law. He is a student fellow at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and is a PhD candidate at Indiana University's School of Informatics. His academic work and contact information can be found by visiting www.dubfire.net/chris/. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.
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- by bravian March 3, 2008 12:37 PM PST
- "millions of remotely implanted medical devices"
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- by nutroxx March 14, 2008 7:02 PM PDT
- It is possible indeed, but very dangerous and should never be done! Doc. Bennett
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(3 Comments)Your own message contradicts this statement.
"can be controlled remotely from distances up to 5 feet"
Heh - this statement gives clues into who the manufacturer is. The latest systems can go much farther than 5 feet.
"designed by people who know nothing about security"
how do you know this? Do you even know what is involved with the design and manufacture of ICDs? I used to work for one of the big three ICD makers. I can't speak for the other two ICD makers but the system at this company was designed and implemented with the input of security experts who were permanent part of design team. I look forward to the paper but one gets tired of this blatant over-generalizations from the press.