Pacemakers, other devices at risk for hacking, study says Life-saving medical devices such as pacemakers and insulin pumps are incredibly vulnerable to hacking by fraudsters who could blackmail victims, a new study warns.
With the growing number of medical devices that rely on software in the past decade, there has been an increase in concern for the security of these tools and their networks.
Now, the American College of Cardiology's Electrophysiology Council has issued a report warn not enough is being done to curb this gaping flaw on a manufacturing level.
The warning comes as St Jude Medical still faces claims dating back to 2016 after a defect in a batch of pacemakers resulted in two deaths. The Daily Mail
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With the growing number of medical devices that rely on software in the past decade, there has been an increase in concern for the security of these tools and their networks.
Now, the American College of Cardiology's Electrophysiology Council has issued a report warn not enough is being done to curb this gaping flaw on a manufacturing level.
The warning comes as St Jude Medical still faces claims dating back to 2016 after a defect in a batch of pacemakers resulted in two deaths. The Daily Mail
See also:
- Cybersecurity For CIEDs: What Should You Know? American College of Cardiology
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