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First Man To Be Infected By Computer Virus Friday, May 28, 2010 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Computer Technology   
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Dr Mark Gasson programmed the microchip, similar to those used to "tag" pets, to remotely open his lab's security doors and unlock his mobile phone before having it inserted under his skin. But he also infected the implant with a virus, to prove it could be transferred as the chip and the security system wirelessly exchanged electronic data. The virus could then have been passed on to other devices interacting with the control system, such as colleagues' swipe cards, in the same way viruses. (source: telegraph.co.uk)
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