Researchers Hope This Invention Could Wave Away Medical Data Hacks

Many Wi-Fi networks that transmit personal data aren't secure connections -- and cybercriminals make more money hacking a person's medical information than from stealing his credit card details, says David Kotz, a Dartmouth computer science professor who leads the Trustworthy Health and We...

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Published inAll Tech Considered [BLOG]
Main Author Jordan Gass-Pooré
Format Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington NPR 10.05.2016
Subjects
Data integrity
Hackers
Medical equipment
Medical research
Medical technology
Patients
Personal health
Researchers
Wireless access points
Wireless networks
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Summary:Many Wi-Fi networks that transmit personal data aren't secure connections -- and cybercriminals make more money hacking a person's medical information than from stealing his credit card details, says David Kotz, a Dartmouth computer science professor who leads the Trustworthy Health and Wellness project. Internet security experts have warned for years that these devices are open to data theft and remote control by hackers -- and the equipment to do so cost less than $20 in 2011, when a researcher hacked into his insulin pump and altered the settings.
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