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University of California - San Diego

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A team of physicians and computer scientists at the University of California has shown it is easy to modify medical test results remotely by attacking the connection between hospital laboratory devices and medical record systems. These types of attacks might more likely be used against high-profile targets, such as heads of state and celebrities, than against the general public. But they could also be used by a nation-state to cripple the United States' medical infrastructure.

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