In Ericsson’s survey on wearables, more than half of existing users of the devices say they acknowledge it was very likely wearables will be vulnerable to hacking, data breaches and viruses in the next five years.
And, as they take on more prominence in the healthcare market as well, with some being developed to help monitor health and alert doctors to potential issues, it’s likely these fears will only mount.
A report by the Royal Academy of Engineering last year warned “cyberattacks that compromise data integrity, such as consistent spoofing of data reported by sensors, can remain undetected for a long time yet have potentially severe consequences”.
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