26 August 2011

Cybersecurity expert hacked Medtronic insulin pump | #diabetes #hackers #medtronic

A cybersecurity expert and diabetic who recently showed that his insulin pump is vulnerable to hacking has revealed the maker of his device: Fridley-based Medtronic Inc.

Jay Radcliffe, a 33-year-old Idaho man who hacked into his own pump at a cybersecurity conference earlier this month, said Thursday that he initially withheld the name of the manufacturer in an effort to work with the medical technology company on security issues.

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1 comment:

timmorison said...

This is really bad news for medical technology company that hackers are targeting the company.

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