I noted this last week.New insulin pump flaws highlights security risks from medical devicesAttackers exploit flaws in the Animas OneTouch Ping insulin pump system to deliver dangerous insulin dosesLucian Constantin (IDG News Service) 05 October, 2016 07:09 Medical device manufacturer Animas, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, is warning diabetic patients who use its OneTouch Ping insulin pumps about security issues that could allow hackers to deliver unauthorized doses of insulin.The vulnerabilities were discovered by Jay Radcliffe, a security researcher at Rapid7 who is a Type I diabetic and user of the pump. The flaws primarily stem from a lack of encryption in the communication between the device's two parts: the insulin pump itself and the meter-remote that monitors blood sugar levels and remotely tells the pump how much insulin to administer.The pump and the meter use a proprietary wireless management protocol through radio frequency communications that are not...
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from Australian Health Information Technology http://ift.tt/2ecswKe
- TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH
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