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I wonder how long it's going to be before we see state-level actors exploit these kinds of security holes. To be sure, there are already a lot of ways to incap
by mherdeg 11y ago
I wonder how long it's going to be before we see state-level actors exploit these kinds of security holes.
To be sure, there are already a lot of ways to incapacitate or hurt someone. But abusing software bugs in a person's medical devices might be a less traceable way to disrupt their activity.
- TheLoneWolfling 11y agoWhy bother with medical devices? Just lock on their driver-side brakes when they're on the highway. Bonus: car accidents are common enough that it'd be unlikely to be noticed.
- higherpurpose 11y agoMalicious hackers are going to have so much "fun" with always-connected self-driving cars that get OTA updates that can "upgrade" their engines, or breaks, etc. Also I imagine CIA would largely be made redundant as the NSA can just take over the assassinations from there.
- flashman 11y agoYou'll have to be more subtle than that. A crash investigator is going to notice asymmetric skid patterns and brake disc damage.
- r00fus 11y agoFor plausible deniability on extrajudicial actions, I thought "drug overdose" and "murder/suicide" were the preferred means. That's assuming the agency committing the act doesn't have readily handy poisons that degrade within hours and are thus untraceable. Combine with car accident and you have a large mess to uncover, further decreasing likelihood of discovery.
- duaneb 11y ago> I wonder how long it's going to be before we see state-level actors exploit these kinds of security holes. Sounds like a political nightmare for little gain. I would be more worried about ransom-oriented terrorists.
- jMyles 11y ago> state-level actors > ransom-oriented terrorists Sadly, INTERSECT on these groups yields a non-trivial set of results.