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FDA issues new security guidelines so that your pacemaker won’t get hacked
Posted on 12/29/16 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 12/29/16 at 5:15 pm
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Unlike smartphones and consumer computers that regularly see over-the-air software updates, things like pacemakers and defibrillators are more likely to be left alone once they enter the market, making them an easy mark for would-be attackers. Given that fact, the medical industry faces an array of new threats that it might be uniquely unprepared for.
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Posted on 12/29/16 at 5:24 pm to LSUTANGERINE
If hackers or terrorist go down this road, they are seriously fricked up
Posted on 12/29/16 at 5:25 pm to LSUTANGERINE
I played a game called Hacknet where one of your hacking missions was to get the IP of some guy's pacemaker and to stop it.
There were many steps to do this though.
There were many steps to do this though.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 5:29 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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pacemakers and defibrillators are more likely to be left alone once they enter the market, making them an easy mark for would-be attacker
Holy shite. That could be some serious hostage shite there. Don't even need to kidnap anyone to get to them. Wow.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 5:42 pm to LSUTANGERINE
If an EMP was set off, would everyone with a pacemaker drop dead?
Posted on 12/29/16 at 5:53 pm to LSUTANGERINE
A year or two ago some guy at a tech conference did a proof of concept demonstration showing it would be possible to kill someone by hacking an implanted medical device. Seems like it would be pretty simple to guard against; just don't allow the things to be adjusted remotely. Require hands on or near hands on intervention.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 5:57 pm to LSUTANGERINE
This was the plot of some show a couple of years ago where they assassinated the President by this method. I can't remember the show though.
This is the reason I refuse to hook things like my house hold door locks to the internet.
This is the reason I refuse to hook things like my house hold door locks to the internet.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 9:03 pm to LSUTANGERINE
This takes "ransomware" on computers to a much higher stakes game of chicken 
Posted on 12/29/16 at 10:17 pm to Pectus
Yes it was one of the missions in hacknet and it is very real. Defcon had a guy going to present something about it and it never came about...wonder why. I thought I would have been the only one to play hacknet on TD lol
Posted on 12/30/16 at 9:26 am to Abadeebadaba
Was a real fun one!
Felt like I was r3ally h4cking!
Felt like I was r3ally h4cking!
Posted on 12/30/16 at 9:49 am to LSUTANGERINE
Doesn't Dick Cheney have a pacemaker?
Posted on 12/30/16 at 9:53 am to LSUTANGERINE
Who hacks a pacemaker? Brutal.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 10:24 am to Pectus
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Was a real fun one!
Felt like I was r3ally h4cking!
Real l33t hackxzor. Not to veer off course, but there should be new DLC by March 2017.
Also, people want to hack these pacemaker because they can. It is all about curiosity, however this is some serious stuff. The companies are at fault if anything comes about with deaths or problems the companies should be held liable to an extent. They knew this was possible, but instead will just push products out that aren't secure.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 10:29 am to Abadeebadaba
Either of you hacknet guys familiar with the SANS holiday challenges?
If not, go here
You can thank me later
If not, go here
You can thank me later
Posted on 12/31/16 at 9:16 am to Centinel
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Centinel
Thanks for that, looks cool.
If you guys have time, check out this short video about the guy who was going to give the DefCon talk. He mysteriously died before he could give the talk..... Link to Youtube, Security analyst found dead
Posted on 12/31/16 at 9:21 am to jbgleason
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This was the plot of some show a couple of years ago where they assassinated the President by this method. I can't remember the show though.
Spoilers
Homeland in SHO.
Brody had to kill the Veep I believe, who was going to run, and likely win, the upcoming POTUS election.
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