2014-04-23

Anaesthesia Machines Hacked

So there are vulnerabilities in the firmware of anaesthesia machines. A phone can be plugged in through a USB slot and set to take control over the equipment by remote control.

Report of the bug


The promotional video

So any enterprising prankster could plug in a burner phone pre-ptogrammed with instructions, wire up an anaesthesia machine to the air vents, and press a button to release gas into a room, something like this ...


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