Tag: Pacemaker

  • Pacemaker gets firmware update – go and see your doctor

    When a cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator is implanted into a patient, thin, flexible wires called leads are attached to deliver electric shock from the pulse generator directly to the heart. Those leads sometimes fail. Read full news article on Naked Security  

  • St. Jude Pacemaker Gets Firmware Update ‘Intended as a Recall’

    Abbott Laboratories, the new owner of St. Jude Medical (STM), has issued a firmware update for STM pacemaker devices that addresses vulnerabilities exposed one year ago by security research firm MedSec. Read full news article on dark READING  

  • Your Own Pacemaker Can Now Testify Against You In Court

    had a pacemaker installed, he had a constitutional right to remain silent. One would expect his body to have the same. Read full news article on Webmonkey  

  • Over 8,600 Vulnerabilities Found in Pacemakers

    “If you want to keep living, Pay a ransom, or die.” This could happen, as researchers have found thousands of vulnerabilities in Pacemakers that hackers could exploit. Read full news article on The Hacker News