It may be possible to kill people by hacking

According to research results of American universities, hacking (attack by hackers, in shortcrackingIt seems that it may become possible to kill people directly with).

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A Heart Device Is Found Vulnerable to Hacker Attacks - New York Times

According to this article, it is currently used as a medical devicepacemakerThere is a vulnerability, it seems that there is a possibility of being hacked.

This is made possible by intercepting the radio waves emitted from the pacemaker, and it was possible to collect personal information of the patient actually recorded in the pacemaker.

In addition, it seems that various medical instruments will have evolved in the direction to realize remote monitoring and remote surveillance by doctors by installing the communication function, but according to researchers, medical device manufacturers Although the awareness of security is said to be low, although the risk of being hacked is low now, there is concern that the possibility of being hacked will increase in the future.

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