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Death by Binary: Hackers Can Kill You Today!
Do you have a medical problem? Do you have medical insurance? Do you think you are safe?
In life, the only certainty is death. The method is not always so clear cut. And with the world becoming ever more connected, it is inevitable we find ourselves at the juncture of a very real medical conundrum today: Medical Hacking.
Tom is 15. He has epilepsy.
Dick is 30. He has an appendectomy tomorrow.
Harry is 45. He woke up with a cold this morning.
Jane is 60. She is healthier than you.
Bob is 28. He is a hacker
We all know the real dangers posed by identity and electronic fraud. The danger is so real it has spawned its own industry and countless safety measures put in place, governed by corporate policy and government regulation. Yet, nothing much is known about the potential threats posed by medical hacking. We know hackers could attack and acquire large amounts of our personal information from the healthcare industry. But do we know whether hackers can really harm us? Could they have access to more critical systems than we know? Could they potentially take someone's life?

We speak with Prof. Majid Sarrafzadeh of UCLA to uncover this very disturbing cyber development. Prof. Sarrafzadeh is the Director of Embedded and Reconfigurable Computing Lab at UCLA.
Are the risks surrounding medical hacking real? Is this an urban legend?
Prof. Sarrafzadeh There are many reports of hardware failure even when there is no "malicious" involvement such as implantable systems that have resulted in death. Imagine the risk when hackers get involved (simply to gather information to sell e.g. to insurance companies or to harm an individual). An example from November 2007, is of malicious attacks against the Coping With Epilepsy website. Attackers placed images on the website that would induce seizures in photosensitive epilepsy patients.
How difficult would it be for them to actually cause harm? Could a script kiddie do it?
Prof. Sarrafzadeh Given that medical systems are relatively new and thus have less history of being secured, it is fair to argue they are relatively easier to attack as compared to say bank systems. Today we do not know the extent and types of attacks. And this very fact is indeed most alarming: The fear of the unknown.
To read the complete interview and find out Bob's malicious plans for the unsuspecting foursome, click here.
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