"Insulin pumps vulnerable
Some Medtronic Inc. insulin pumps are vulnerable to a hacking attack that could let someone break into the devices from hundreds of feet away, disable security alarms and dump insulin directly into diabetics’ bloodstreams, according to a computer-security researcher at McAfee Inc.Barnaby Jack, who works as a professional hacker for McAfee, said he can remotely control several types of Medtronic pumps. After first discussing the vulnerability last year at a small hacker conference in Florida, he has discovered more ways to exploit the weakness, including overriding security features such as vibration warnings. Jack, who plans to spotlight the flaw this week at the RSA security conference in San Francisco, is trying to increase awareness of the risks of medical devices."
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/29/3459144/starwatch-consumer-microsoft-unveils.html#storylink=cpy
Some Medtronic Inc. insulin pumps are vulnerable to a hacking attack that could let someone break into the devices from hundreds of feet away, disable security alarms and dump insulin directly into diabetics’ bloodstreams, according to a computer-security researcher at McAfee Inc.Barnaby Jack, who works as a professional hacker for McAfee, said he can remotely control several types of Medtronic pumps. After first discussing the vulnerability last year at a small hacker conference in Florida, he has discovered more ways to exploit the weakness, including overriding security features such as vibration warnings. Jack, who plans to spotlight the flaw this week at the RSA security conference in San Francisco, is trying to increase awareness of the risks of medical devices."
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/29/3459144/starwatch-consumer-microsoft-unveils.html#storylink=cpy