Huffington Post: Maker Of Hackable Insulin Pumps Outed Dale Dougherty Uncategorized August 27, 2011 1 Minute Maker Of Hackable Insulin Pumps Outed SAN FRANCISCO — When Jay Radcliffe revealed three weeks ago that he’d found serious security holes in a popular type of insulin pump that diabetics wear, he kept two important details secret: the pump maker’s name, and the specific technique he used to hack the device. The problems he found carry exceptional risks, such as being able to program a special remote control to command strangers’ pumps to dispense the wrong dosage of insulin. But Radcliffe said he was ignored in repeated attempts to alert the company to the defects. On Thursday he identified the company ” Medtronic Inc. Sent from my iPad Share this:FacebookTwitterTumblrLike this:Like Loading... Published August 27, 2011
