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Hackers Penetrate Top Medical Device Makers
An anonymous reader writes "Hackers have penetrated the computer networks of the country's top medical device makers, The Chronicle has learned. The attacks struck Medtronic, the world's largest medical device maker, Boston Scientific and St. Jude Medical sometime during the first half of 2013 and might have lasted as long as several months, according to a source close to the companies."
I imagine they'll take what they can get: IP, personal data, or just more computers to control.
If it really is China as suggested in the article that could make sense. China's population is going to be aging, and medical devices would be handy for either internal use or for another technology to develop and market.
This is interesting (FTA): "The medical device makers were not aware of the intrusions until federal authorities contacted them, and they have formed task forces to investigate the breach, he said."
Who do you suppose noticed the breaches, and how?
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
When I hear about stuff like this, I'm ashamed of the savage thoughts and desires I feel towards the perpetrators.
Do you want to lick them?
No, I want to make them use Slashdot Beta.
When you think of IT as that annoying office of geeks you have to tolerate in the company.
They are your first line of defense, when they ask for something you GIVE IT TO THEM.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.