Researchers 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.

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.

  • TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Nope. Do not like this, one bit. Humanity is like a fucking toddler. Someone constantly has to guide it from not killing itself.

    • calliopeEnglish
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      5 days 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!