Authors : Veronica Schmitt and Nina Alli We have observed the state of cyber-security in terms of healthcare and medical devices. We have been part of these industries as patients, dealing with digital forensics and incidents within these industries, as biohackers and researchers. We have seen the threat landscape and …
Veronica Schmitt Patient to Researcher
My journey to becoming an Independent Researcher with Medtronic When I received my implant 13 years ago, I became fascinated with the technology that kept me alive. I wanted to know more, and as any curious Hacker would do I researched my device. However I took a detour on my …
PWNED : THE STORY OF HEARTBREAK
This article was originally featured in PenTest Magazine. Once, I was pretty much a regular girl. That was before my improvements, which made me more Cyborg-like than pure human. I was unlucky that the “natural” pacemaker in my heart failed. In the end, I had to hand over this very important function …
The Autopsy of the PHOENIX X36 Hemodialysis System
I have recently received DD images of data contained in the Phoenix Hemodialysis machine. I wanted to be able to create a baseline of the information which is stored on the storage. The reason this is very important is that in DFIR we want to know what is normal to …
A better more Secure Medical Device Future
I was asked by Dr Suzanna Schwartz from the FDA in the United States to submit a video for their Public Patient Hearing. The focus has been on bridging the gap between Medical Practitioners and the patients. It has been a very serious topic for me. As we move into …
How Biohacking Village changed my life
I attended DEF CON 26 last year, a noob to the community. I submitted three CFP at three different villages. Never in a million years would I have considered being able to go. My DEF CON 26 was what one could call a wild ride with very high highs and …