Re:Can I drop a pacemaker 0day?
by wheaties on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @09:25PM
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Now THAT is how you do it. Grab a "shock of the week" angle and play it for anyone that wants to watch. Only issue is getting a "non-defective" pacemaker. Those things aren't cheap or easy to come by without ordering it from the manufacturer. Whatever profit you could have shorting the stock you'd lose almost immediately by having to purchase the devise.
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I was a Funeral Director in a previous life. I would remove pacemakers if the deceased was to be cremated. We had bags of them. They are cheap and disposable, don't believe anyone that tells you otherwise. Go ask your local Funeral Director for one.
And you're in tech now? That's an interesting career transition. You might write it up sometime; I love stories like that.
It's a tale of a misspent youth, wasted 20's, and a procrastinating disaffected attempt to reclaim my life as I now begin my 30's.
I echo this sentiment. Would love to hear about your path to tech.
I'm sure this is true, but all of the manufacturers provide postage paid biohazard boxes for the explanted devices to be returned to the manufacturer and properly disposed of. All you have to do is call the customer service number and ask for some to be sent to you.
Re:Can I drop a pacemaker 0day?
by tlrobinson on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @09:48PM
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How did ErrataSec find (or verify) this vulnerability if they didn't have access to the pacemaker?
I'm assuming no pacemaker owners were harmed in the finding of this vulnerability.
It seems to me this article is a fantasy. A what if scenario. I don't think this guy really knows pacemakers at all frankly. A bluetooth enabled pacemaker seems far fetched and to my knowledge such a thing does not exist. Pacemakers require the reader device to be in contact with the patient directly over the pacemaker, the range is that limited.