Medtech Week Recap: Another Security Researcher Demonstrates Hacking of Insulin Pump

Last week, Barnaby Jack, a researcher at McAfee Inc., demonstrated how a hacker could kill a diabetic by stealing the security credentials of an insulin pump. Jack made the demonstration at the RSA security conference in San Francisco using a see-through mannequin. By using a program he had written, he instructed the pump to inject insulin into a plastic bag meant to represent a pancreas. Jack’s demonstration is similar to that of Jay Radcliffe, who hacked into his own insulin pump at last year’s Black Hat security conference. In a blog post on Medtech Pulse, MPMN Editor in Chief Shana Leonard argues that there may be a better way of drawing attention to these issues than public demonstrations that could inspire real hackers.

Hacker Shows Off Lethal Attack By Controlling Wireless Medical Device (Bloomberg)

Device Hacking Continues: Medtronic, Others ‘Lacked Foresight’ (Medtech Pulse)

Nanotechnology’s Threat to Privacy Over-Hyped (IEEE Spectrum)

Using Crowdsourcing to Reform US FDA (Orthotec)

Book Review: Injection Molding Part Design for Dummies (DeviceTalk)

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