Hackers Can Attack Heart Devices

[kster]

By TOM PAULSON
March 11, 2008

SNIP... "We hope our research is a wake-up call for the industry," said Kohno, who acknowledged that his previous work exposing the security weaknesses inherent in Diebold's electronic voting machines didn't provoke much beyond a "firestorm of debate."

Kohno noted that, with today's technology, it would still be difficult to hack into a heart patient's implanted device. But he said the idea here was to show it could be done.

It will get easier as wireless technology becomes more the norm for cardiac devices, he said.

Maisel said it was important to prove it could be done rather than simply raise it as a potential problem because of industry's tendency to dismiss such problems as hypothetical.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/354617_defibhack12.html

[catnhatnh]

1. Sure...

But can you get me Cheney's password?

[ashling]

2. Greed

[liberalnurse]

3. Agent Mike is watching you now.

:scared:

[kster]

4. knt..

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

5. look out Dick!

danger danger Will Robinson!