Cybersecurity

Expert Questions Claim That St. Jude Pacemaker Was Hacked – IEEE Spectrum

http://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/devices/were-pacemakers-from-st-jude-medical-really-hacked?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrum+%28IEEE+Spectrum%29&utm_content=FaceBook This is an interesting case where security researchers claimed they have found serious vulnerability in medical device and earned money when the company stock value dropped. 

Meet USBee, the malware that uses USB drives to covertly jump airgaps | Ars Technica

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/meet-usbee-the-malware-that-uses-usb-drives-to-covertly-jump-airgaps/ This hack makes an USB drive to transmit your secrets in a way a nearby radio can receive it. Technique works on virtually all USB drives with no modifications necessary. “We introduce a software-only method for short-range data exfiltration using electromagnetic emissions from a USB dongle,” The software works on just about any storage