humble3d Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Brain implants used to treat Parkinson's can be hacked... and used to control people, scientists warn Brain implants used to treat Parkinson's disease could be hacked by cyber attackers and used to control people, scientists have claimed. A report by the Oxford Functional Neurosurgery Group and cyber security company Kaspersky claims that people's memories could be exploited by hackers and has called on cyber security companies, manufacturers and healthcare companies to develop new technology to stop them. Academics have previously warned that brain implants could prevent patients from "speaking or moving, cause irreversible damage to their brain, or even worse, be life-threatening". They claimed that hackers could overload or disable the system, and could damage people's brains. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/10/31/brain-implants-used-treat-parkinsons-can-hacked-experts-warns/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.