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US Company Warns That Its Insulin Pumps Can Be Hacked

by VOA News

   The U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson, one of the biggest manufacturers of
   medical appliances, warned this week that its insulin pumps could be
   hacked, meaning unauthorized persons might be able to change insulin
   doses of thousands of diabetes patients.

   The vulnerability affects only pumps that have wireless remote control,
   which uses unencrypted radio frequencies, but they are not connected to
   the internet.

   Recently it was revealed some pacemakers and defibrillators also may be
   open to hacking.

   The company said the probability of unauthorized access to its insulin
   pumps "is extremely low," but it has nevertheless sent warnings to
   doctors' offices and more than 100,000 patients in the United States
   and Canada.

   Insulin pumps are wearable devices that automatically adjust the
   release of insulin according to a diabetic's level of physical
   activity.