A number of people alerted me that a recent episode of CSI:Cyber, which aired on 11/1/15, had as its theme a cyber attack on a hospital. The episode was entitled "hack E.R." (see what they did there??? :-) )
The episode begins with an ominous image showing up on computer screens and all systems in a fictional hospital being under the control of an online attacker. They threaten to kill a victim every four hours if not paid a ransom. They then kill a victim by causing an infusion pump to deliver a fatal dose of morphine while preventing the patient's heart monitor from alarming.
We then follow the CSI:Cyber team and the hospital staff as they try to solve the mystery and track down and stop the attacker. I won't give a full synopsis nor a review. You can find some of that here and here (spoiler alert - these linked articles do give away the ending).
Let's review what was potentially real and some of the deficiencies of the episode. First the realistic.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Hospital Held Hostage
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