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Diabetics hacking (and hunting) insulin pumps

rslade — Thu, 02 May 2019 18:20:40 GMT

An old Medtronic insulin pump was found to have a security vulnerability. It could be used to kill someone.

But instead, diabetics are searching for those old pumps (which Medtronics doesn't sell anymore) because you can also hack them and make them better ...

(Hacking isn't necessarily always bad ...)

Re: Diabetics hacking (and hunting) insulin pumps

dcontesti — Thu, 02 May 2019 19:57:07 GMT

Sometimes, it is nice to read a positive hacking story

Thanks

Re: Diabetics hacking (and hunting) insulin pumps

Chuxing — Fri, 03 May 2019 13:28:40 GMT

it's called methical (medically-ethical) hacking, expecting a training class coming soon

Re: Diabetics hacking (and hunting) insulin pumps

rslade — Fri, 03 May 2019 18:49:41 GMT

> Chuxing (Community Champion) posted a new reply in Industry News on 05-03-2019

> it's called methical (medically-ethical) hacking, expecting a training class
> coming soon

OK, it's making up mythical terms like "methical" that gets people upset about
high tech jargon ...

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Re: Diabetics hacking (and hunting) insulin pumps

CraginS — Sat, 04 May 2019 13:24:44 GMT

@rslade wrote:
...
OK, it's making up mythical terms like "methical" that gets people upset about
high tech jargon ...

Just wait for the public outcry when news stories pop up about

methical labs!