Insulin Pumps, Monitors Vulnerable To Hacking

August 4, 2011

Even the human bloodstream isn’t safe from computer hackers.

A security researcher who is diabetic has identified flaws that could allow an attacker to remotely control insulin pumps and alter the readouts of blood-sugar monitors. As a result, diabetics could get too much or too little insulin, a hormone they need for proper metabolism.

Jay Radcliffe, a diabetic who experimented on his own equipment, shared his findings with The Associated Press before releasing them Thursday at the Black Hat computer security conference in Las Vegas.

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Facebook starting to pay hackers for security vulnerabilities

July 31, 2011

Facebook has started a new program to pay hackers for security vulnerabilities found in Facebook web pages and applications. In order to accomplish that, hackers will have to register to a new portal that will be created by Facebook. The basic amount for payment for each bug will be 500$ and in more interesting cases more can be paid.

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