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Cybersecurity Concerns and Medical Devices
Thursday, October 19, 2017
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Source Name: JAMA
The authors review cybersecurity issues related to newer generations of pacemakers. Telemetric capabilities providing patient data to health care workers can be co-opted, enabling malicious software to endanger patients. Risks include intentional battery depletion and malicious reprogramming.
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