A hacker could change the dosages of drugs delivered to patients and alter the display screens on the pumps to indicate a safe dosage was being delivered when it wasn’t.
Author: Kim Zetter
Is It Possible for Passengers to Hack Commercial Aircraft?
Experts insist that what the FBI claims hacker Chris Roberts did on a flight is not possible. We examine why, and what is still unknown.
New Critical Encryption Bug Affects Thousands of Sites
A critical vulnerability has been uncovered by security researchers.
Even the FBI Had Privacy Concerns on License Plate Readers
Internal documents show that in 2012 the FBI was instructed to temporarily halt its purchase of automated license plate readers because of privacy concerns.
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Hackers Could Commandeer New Planes Through Passenger Wi-Fi
New jets have Wi-Fi passenger networks that use the same network as the avionics systems of the planes.
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Stealing Data From Computers Using Heat
Researchers at Ben Gurion University have found a way to transmit or receive data between an air-gapped computer and another system nearby using only heat emissions.
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Hacking BIOS Chips Isn’t Just the NSA’s Domain Anymore
The ability to hack the BIOS chip at the heart of every computer is no longer reserved for the NSA and other three-letter agencies. Millions of machines contain basic BIOS vulnerabilities that let anyone with moderately sophisticated hacking skills compromise and control a system surreptitiously, according to two researchers. The revelation comes two years after a […]
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Hackers May Have Taken Medical Records From Insurer Premera
More than 11 million people may have had their medical records exposed by hackers who breached Premera Blue Cross over a recent 10-month period.
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Feds Admit Stingrays Can Disrupt Cell Service of Bystanders
For years the government has kept mum about its use of a powerful phone surveillance technology known as a stingray. The Justice Department and local law enforcement agencies insist that the only reason for their secrecy is to prevent suspects from learning how the devices work and devising methods to thwart them. But a court […]
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Why Firmware Is So Vulnerable to Hacking, and What Can Be Done About It
When Kaspersky Lab revealed last week that it had uncovered a sophisticated piece of malware designed to plant malicious code inside the firmware of computers, it should have surprised no one. And that’s not just because documents leaked by Edward Snowden have shown that spy agencies like the NSA have an intense interest in hacking […]
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