- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 5th, 2016
Hackers Can Compromise Smart Defibrillators and Kill the Host, Researchers Warn
Research points to security risks of smart heart devices
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 1st, 2016
Hospitals Targeted in New Wave of Medjack Attacks
Hacking healthcare systems by proxy (medical devices)
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 13th, 2016
NSA Won't Shy Away from Hacking IoT Medical Devices
Said NSA Deputy Director at a recent defense conference
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 3rd, 2016
Medical Equipment Crashes During Heart Procedure Because of Antivirus Scan
Medical procedure continued without harm to the patient
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 25th, 2016
Hospitals Are as Easy to Hack as You'd Think They Are
ISE researchers find a trove of security lapses at hospitals and healthcare clinics across the US. Nobody is surprised.
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 5th, 2016
Security Researcher with Implanted Pacemaker Sounds the Alarm on IoT Medical Devices
Pacemakers fail to protect user health details
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 2nd, 2014
The FDA Makes Recommendations Towards Safety of Medical Devices
Manufacturers have to present patch and update plans
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 14th, 2014
Drug Delivery Microchip Spurs Security Concerns
Chip is implanted under the skin, medicine is delivered through radio signals
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 21st, 2013
Wireless Feature on Defibrillator Disabled to Protect Cheney Against Hacker Attacks
The former United States vice president's doctor wanted to protect him against terrorists
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 25th, 2013
Medical Devices Secured Against Hackers by Using Heartbeats as Passwords
Rice University researchers have developed an authentication system called Heart-to-Heart
- Advisories
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 14th, 2013
ICS-CER and FDA Warn of Hard-Coded Password Flaws in 300 Medical Devices
Billy Rios and Terry McCorkle are the ones who identified the vulnerabilities
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 17th, 2012
Hackers Could Hijack Pacemakers and Remotely Deliver Deadly Electric Shocks
Security researcher Barnaby Jack unveiled his findings at the BreakPoint conference
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 15th, 2012
DHS Investigates Malicious Activity on Hospital Equipment Supplier’s Sites
48 Trojans and 3 scripting exploits have been found on the website
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 23rd, 2012
Researchers Make Firewall to Protect Medical Devices Against Hackers
Experts from Purdue and Princeton universities present MedMon
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 11th, 2012
Cybersecurity Features in Medical Devices Should Exist by Default, Experts Say
A lot of lives may be in peril if measures are not taken
- Daily gadget
- By Robert Ursache
- April 23rd, 2007
Med-eMonitor Device Educates and Monitors Patients
A pill consumption log tells doctors if the patient missed a pill
- Daily gadget
- By Robert Ursache
- March 26th, 2007
The Vitalizer Plus, Another Marketing Gimmick
The device purports to alter the structure of water in order to heal the "wounded"