News & Updates
Stay informed on regulations and policies. Featured articles and blogs covering the Biohacking Village, medical device security, and our community's impact.
Biohacking Village at Chile's 9th PDI International Cybersecurity Seminar
October 7–8: BHV brought talks, hands-on workshops and a Capture the Flag to the PDI School of Police Investigations seminar on critical infrastructure protection and cyber resilience, open to the public and streamed live on PDI Chile's YouTube. The CTF, Code Cadaver, sent players through admission records, HL7 traffic, pager networks, infusion devices and DICOM files.
DEF CON 34 wrap-up: 68 device vulnerabilities, coordinated disclosure, zero headlines
A record year for the Village: 68 findings in the Device Lab, 3,274 Hippocratic Oath signatures, 194 registered CTF players across 80 teams, 103 workshop participants, 13 talks, 9 manufacturers and 6 government agencies engaged, powered by 56 volunteers and 6,527 volunteer hours.
Life on the Line: the inaugural Black Hat × HIMSS panel on securing medical devices
Biohacking Village joined ARPA-H, Sophos, Archimedes and the IU Ostrom Workshop for the first Black Hat × HIMSS panel at HIMSS26, a conversation on breaking down silos, building trust and making healthcare safer.
The 2026 Heart Badge: a Meshtastic node that syncs to your heartbeat
This year's DEF CON badge, built with SolaSec and PCBWay, is open source, with firmware and hardware on GitHub and a Simple Add-On for the DEF CON 34 badge.
How Medtronic develops safer products with DEFCON hackers
Medtronic shares how their collaboration with the DEF CON Biohacking Village helps them identify and remediate security issues, leading to safer medical devices for patients.
Medical Device Manufacturers Get Serious About Security at DEFCON 31
A deep dive into how major medical device manufacturers are engaging with security researchers at DEF CON 31, and what this means for the future of device security.
DiMe at DEF CON 27
The Digital Medicine Society highlights its participation at DEF CON 27's Biohacking Village, exploring digital health and medical device security.
A Model Hospital Where the Devices Get Hacked—on Purpose
WIRED covers the Biohacking Village's pioneering model of bringing real medical devices to DEF CON for security research in a controlled, collaborative environment.
Biohacking Village: Where Healthcare Meets Cybersecurity
HelpNetSecurity covers the Biohacking Village's growing role in bridging the gap between the healthcare industry and the cybersecurity research community.
The Extent of Biohacking and Its Security Implications
A Tufts University paper examining the scope of biohacking as a movement and the security implications for healthcare systems, devices, and patient safety.
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