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Hot fridges, a fake nuclear alert and a $6bn heist: are we in the foothills of a hacking epidemic? (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 2 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

But it's also not a bad thing

Say that to the folks with implanted medical devices

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  • [–] 0 points 10 hours ago (1 child)

    Implanted medical devices require pretty much skin to skin contact to adjust, the few that do use bluetooth to adjust settings. But yes, it is terrible that we use wireless technology in medical implants. We should, you know, sue the companies that made them knowing they were using naturally vulnerable technology to make them.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 hours ago

    the few that do use bluetooth to adjust settings.

    That may be the intended use, but it does not imply the system is secure.

    Here's an example of an insulin pump vulnerability from a few years ago that enabled attacks from up to six meters away. Think about how many potentially-compromised devices you're ever within six meters of. The vulnerability enabled remote control over the insulin pump, which IIUC can be deadly.

    https://www.aha.org/h-isac-reports/2021-11-29-h-isac-tlp-white-vulnerability-report-researchers-identify-high-severity

    My point being — it's not a good thing to be in the midst of a hacking epidemic! Real people will be harmed as a result of increased hacking.

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