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09/27/2017 / By JD Heyes

Healthcare industry next to be targeted by massive cyberattacks via the “Internet of Things”

As more and more medical devices become connected to the so-called “Internet of Things,” hospitals and patients are being put more at risk of cyber attack by hackers, say experts at a recent cybersecurity forum discussing the rising threat. “Medical care is the next cyber warfare,” said technologist Janine Medina during a panel discussion last […]

09/21/2017 / By JD Heyes

Security flaw: “Smart” drug syringes found to be hackable

As if the safety and efficacy of some vaccines weren’t already in question, now technology is making syringes less safe as well. “Smart” syringes, anyway. As reported by the U.K.’s Daily Mail, smart syringes, which are wireless-controlled devices used to administer medications through IVs, are now subject to hacking and, thus, have become a danger […]

01/09/2017 / By Jude Henry

FDA admits cybersecurity vulnerabilities in pacemakers, insulin pumps and MRI systems

People who use various medical devices, such as pacemakers, insulin pumps and MRI systems, already have enough to be concerned with just in terms of dealing with their medical conditions. But on top of that, now they also need to deal with the issue of cybersecurity vulnerabilities that affect these devices and that have been […]

12/04/2015 / By Julie Wilson

FDA approves psychotropic “smart pill” that mines personal health data while coercing users to take Big Pharma drugs

The expansiveness of data mining has reached a whole new level with the development of a “smart pill” capable of measuring and documenting your body’s physiological responses and other personal health information. Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co. and Proteus Digital Health joined forces to develop a schizophrenia drug embedded with an ingestible sensor in a single tablet. […]

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