First human infected with a computer virus

On 27 May 2010 British scientist Mark Gasson from the University of Reading (UK) announced he had implanted an RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) chip into his hand, which he then infected with a computer virus. The chip allowed him to activate his cell phone and pass through security doors. When he passed through a security door, the system which recognized his RFID chip also accepted the virus, which it then passed on to other RFID chips or swipe cards used to activate the door. Gasson’s virus was a harmless proof of concept designed to highlight future potential threats to human electronic implants such as pacemakers and cochlear implants.