Cybersecurity
J&J Warns Diabetic Patients About Hacking Risks of Insulin Pumps
- OneTouch Ping device is vulnerable to outside manipulation
- Hackers could trigger insulin doses without patient knowledge
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Johnson & Johnson is warning users of its OneTouch Ping insulin pump that hackers could exploit a cybersecurity flaw to infuse additional doses of the diabetes drug without their knowledge, which could be life-threatening.
“The probability of unauthorized access to the OneTouch Ping System is extremely low,” the company said in a letter to patients alerting them to the risk. “It would require technical expertise, sophisticated equipment and proximity to the pump, as the OneTouch Ping system is not connected to the Internet or to any external network.”