Pacemaker Now Hackable, Puts 3 Million people at risk or does it?

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August 9, 2008 ||

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Pacemaker Hackable A team of students and researches lead by Kevin Fu, an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and director of the Medical Device Security Center, figured out how a pacemaker can be accessed remotely for all the wrong reasons.

A pacemaker uses batteries to send electrical impulses to the heart to help it pump properly. An electrode is placed next to the heart wall and small electrical charges travel through the wire to the heart. – americanheart.org

There is nothing to panic about, at least not yet as the technique of having unauthorised access remains with the people (researchers and students) who would not use it to harm anyone.

Hacking pacemaker was probably never on a hackers list, but after this news hit the media I am sure it will attract a lot of unwanted attention.