implantable cardiac defibrillators

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

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.