Could your brain be a target for hackers?

Implanted brain stimulation devices are used by scientists to explore how memories are created in the brain. New research shows that vulnerabilities mean they could be be targeted in future to steal personal information, alter or erase memories or cause physical harm. Sound like science fiction? Researchers from Kaspersky Lab and the University of Oxford Functional Neurosurgery Group have used practical and theoretical analysis to explore the very real vulnerabilities that could exist in implanted devices used for deep brain stimulation. Known as Implantable Pulse Generators (IPGs) or neurostimulators, these devices send electrical impulses to specific targets in the brain… [Continue Reading]