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Security flaw in a pacemaker worn by 5,000 people in Switzerland

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    Le 12:30
  • 05 September 2017
  • Christian Lovis
    • HUG
    • Médecine, UNIGE
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About 5,000 people in Switzerland live with a pacemaker that contains a security flaw. The software, created by an American firm, could be hacked. Hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide would be affected.

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