Comments on: 5 Things You Really Don’t Want Hacked

By: Juwie

Juwie — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:25:38 +0000

@zbird: That is the main problem: Yes – on the motorway, by forcing your car to perform an emergency brake. And it will be your fault, because you cant proove that it as just your car misbehaving.

By: feh

feh — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:15:08 +0000

Tiger, a hacker who’s a diabetic himself figured out a way to hack into an insulin pump that uses wireless communication, which then allowed him to, for example, quietly (one wouldn’t notice anything out of the ordinary, the monitor would display normal values) administer larger doses. Look it up. Heart implants etc. that use unencrypted wireless communication are susceptible to the attack as well. Same goes for hospital equipment.

By: Bob LaVesh

Bob LaVesh — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:30:34 +0000

Someone hacked my shower to make the water get hotter everytime someone flushes a toilet.

By: Veronique Greenwood

Veronique Greenwood — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:32:02 +0000

@Tiger, are you having trouble seeing the text?

By: Tiger

Tiger — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:29:13 +0000

I don’t quite get it. How about some text to go with the photos?

By: whirlybird

whirlybird — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:16:43 +0000

If someone offers you an ATMOS for your car, JUST SAY NO.