Implantable Medical Devices May Expose Patients To Security, Pri...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Mon, 03/17/2008 - 07:00

Implantable cardiac defibrillators that are equipped with wireless technology are vulnerable to having private medical information extracted -- and even having the devices reprogrammed -- without the patients' knowledge.

Not only does this pose a potential security risk, it could also endanger patients' physical safety.


 

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