Insulin Pump Hack Catches Congressional Attention

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Publicated : 22/11/2024   Category : security


Insulin Pump Hack Catches Congressional Attention


Members of the House communications and technology subcommittee raise concerns about vulnerability of wireless-based medical devices in wake of Black Hat USA demonstration



Two members of Congress have asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the Federal Communications Commissions approach to medical devices with wireless capabilities to ensure that the devices are safe, reliable, and secure.
The letter to the GAO, from Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)--both members of the House communications and technology subcommittee--was sparked by
a medical device hacking demonstration
earlier this month at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
While most Black Hat presentations typically detail exploits launched against others or more benign forms of hardware hacking, security researcher Jerome Radcliffe
actually hacked--live and onstage
--his own insulin pump, which he relies on to subcutaneously administer multiple doses of insulin per day. Radcliffe, 33, said he was diagnosed with diabetes at age 22.
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