Swiss specialists have issued a grave warning that cyber attackers could use hospital devices to commit murder. In an alarming new research from Zurich-based cybersecurity firm Scip AG, specialists showed how they were simply able to hijack medical devices in a major healthcare facility and exploit them remotely.
Png pacemakers, insulin pumps, and painkiller drips can all be automatically converted into twisted weapons of assassination.
“We could have overdosed patients with lethal amounts of drugs within minutes,” said Marc Ruef, head of research at Scip. “And we even hacked the monitors to fake the vital signs so no one would know it had happened.”
One expert admitted to hacking his own pain pump during a hospital stay, simply out of boredom. But the situation is far more serious, as perpetrators might not only silently kill victims in their beds, but they could also hide their tracks by showing completely normal health indicators. This isn’t the first red flag either. A German university warned last year that pacemakers might be a ‘perfect target for assassination.’
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