Some Insulin Pumps Vulnerable to Hackers

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Although it sounds like a plot to a Michael Crichton novel, some insulin pumps could be hacked via a cyber security bug, according to a report from NBC News.

Johnson & Johnson is informing patients that cyber pirates could potentially hack into the devices and potentially cause an overdose. While the company’s executives know of no cases where this has happened, the J&J Animas OneTouch Ping insulin pump is vulnerable because the delivery of data on older pumps is not encrypted.

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