Insulin pumps and blood-sugar monitors aren’t safe from hackers

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If you’re a diabetic living with the aid of an insulin pump and a blood-sugar monitor, running out of batteries with no replacements handy might be your worst nightmare, but a recent report from a security researcher states tells us we might have more to worry about. According to Jay Radcliffe, a security researcher who is suffering from diabetes, insulin pumps and blood-sugar monitors aren’t out of reach for hackers. He recently experimented on his own equipment and presented his findings with The Associated Press before releasing them at the Black Hat computer security conference in Las Vegas.

Insulin pumps and blood-sugar monitors aren’t safe from hackers, By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : HTC Sensation Review, Panasonic GF3 Review,

George Wong 05 Aug, 2011

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Source: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/08/insulin-pumps-blood-sugar-monitors-hackers/
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