My life and thoughts, often about FOSS in medicine
November 10, 2008
Express Scripts, one of the nations largest pharmacy benefit management companies, is being blackmailed with the release of private health information. The blackmailer proved that he/she has access to the data by providing information on 75 Express Scripts customers.
The company has done a fine job of swallowing this bitter pill. They have done exactly the […]
August 9, 2008
There are more and more examples of how standard hacking techniques apply in healthcare, with serious consequences. Recent issues include RFID hacking and interference issues.
Recently, a talk at BlackHat regarding hacking medical devices, including pacemakers, has begun appearing in popular blogs.
What is most dangerous about this is not actually the hack itself, but the fact […]
