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The Unseen Threat: DNA as Malware (www.bankinfosecurity.com)

submitted 7 hours ago by lemmydev2 to c/pulse_of_truth

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The Next Major Cyber Risk Could Come Through a Biological SampleResearchers demonstrated that it is feasible to encode executable payloads into synthetic DNA that, once sequenced and processed, could trigger malware in sequencing software. When a vulnerability in a sequencer becomes a vulnerability in national health or food security, the stakes are existential.

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[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Surely not, how poorly are these things written that they fuck up string parsing

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 2 points 5 hours ago

It’s partly because of how much different software is used during the different steps. There are many attack vectors.

Here’s the actual study in IEEE Access for more info!