According to BBC News, smartwatch hack could send fake pill reminders to patients. Security researchers said that smartwatch software used to help elderly patients could easily be hacked and abused. Some of the watches are targeted mainly at dementia patients - and a hacker could even send a reminder to "take pills" as often as they wanted to.
The flaw was discovered by UK-based security firm Pen Test Partners. It was in a system called SETracke used by cheap smartwatches. Fortunatelly, the security flaw has now been fixed after they notified the Chinese company behind it, they said. We know programming is exciting and beneficial when you sell it. But we want those apps to be safe.
The flaw was discovered by UK-based security firm Pen Test Partners. It was in a system called SETracke used by cheap smartwatches. Fortunatelly, the security flaw has now been fixed after they notified the Chinese company behind it, they said. We know programming is exciting and beneficial when you sell it. But we want those apps to be safe.
