A diabetic himself, researcher Jay Radcliffe experimented on his own insulin pump and was able to reprogram it to respond to another remote control, according to a news report by the Associated Press. A hacker then could instruct the device to deliver too much or too little insulin.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Insulin pumps susceptible to remote hack attacks
FierceMobile Healthcare: Insulin pumps with a remote control option could be vulnerable to hackers, a security researcher announced at last week's Black Hat computer security conference in Las Vegas.
A diabetic himself, researcher Jay Radcliffe experimented on his own insulin pump and was able to reprogram it to respond to another remote control, according to a news report by the Associated Press. A hacker then could instruct the device to deliver too much or too little insulin.
A diabetic himself, researcher Jay Radcliffe experimented on his own insulin pump and was able to reprogram it to respond to another remote control, according to a news report by the Associated Press. A hacker then could instruct the device to deliver too much or too little insulin.
