Malware Encoded in DNA Can Hack Gene-Sequencing Software

Re:Malware Encoded in DNA Can Hack Gene-Sequencing Software by andyjohnson0 on Friday August 11, 2017 @06:33AM (#14988220)

1. Gene sequence injects malware to take control of DNA sequencer. 2. Compromised sequencer searches local network for DNA synthesisers. 3. Malware modifies synthesiser software to insert novel retrovirus into output DNA. 3. Wait for DNA to be executed inside a cell.

Stuxnet for DNA.

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Re:Malware Encoded in DNA Can Hack Gene-Sequencing Software by throwaway91111 on Friday August 11, 2017 @01:49PM (#14992463)

While this is cool, it just seems like a clunky version of an actual virus.

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Re:Malware Encoded in DNA Can Hack Gene-Sequencing Software by rgejman on Friday August 11, 2017 @09:50AM (#14989615)

this is the plot of a sci-fi novel waiting to happen.

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Re:Malware Encoded in DNA Can Hack Gene-Sequencing Software by appearsonline on Friday August 11, 2017 @11:53AM (#14990958)

Change Agent by Daniel Suarez is somewhat close:

In 2045 Interpol's Genetic Crime Division grapples with a new type of crime: illicit genetic editing -- and it isn't long before the fight gets personal.

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