Hospital viruses: Fake cancerous nodes in CT scans, created by malware, trick radiologists - The Washington Post
Researchers in Israel created malware to draw attention to serious security weaknesses in medical imaging equipment and networks.
hacking
Hackers Hijacked ASUS Software Updates to Install Backdoors on Thousands of Computers - Motherboard
750,000 Medtronic defibrillators vulnerable to hacking - Star Tribune
DARPA Is Building a $10 Million, Open Source, Secure Voting System - Motherboard
designed with newly developed secure hardware to make the system not only impervious to certain kinds of hacking, but also allow voters to verify that their votes were recorded accurately.
Researchers Find Critical Backdoor in Swiss Online Voting System - Motherboard
the flaw could allow someone to swap out all of the legitimate ballots and replace them with fraudulent ones, all without detection.
Hacking ski helmet audio - Pen Test Partners
https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/hacking-ski-helmet-audio/
Without authorisation, through insecure direct object references (IDOR) I could:
- Pull all the users and their email adresses
- View their phone number
- Extract users’ real-time GPS position
- Listen to real-time walkie-talkie chats
The Prototype iPhones That Hackers Use to Research Apple’s Most Sensitive Code - Motherboard
Very few people have heard of them, but “dev-fused” iPhones sold on the grey market are one of the most important tools for the best iOS hackers in the world.
Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading - MIT Technology Review
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613054/cybersecurity-critical-infrastructure-triton-malware/
In a worst-case scenario, the rogue code could have led to the release of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas or caused explosions, putting lives at risk
Xiaomi M365 Electric Scooter Hacked and Remotely Controlled - Threatpost
https://threatpost.com/xiaomi-m365-scooter-hack/141731/
Hackers up to 100 meters away could take over Xiaomi M365 scooters to brake or accelerate them.