Wired - Two federal lawmakers have asked the General Accountability Office to look into the security of medical devices after a researcher showed how he was able to hack his insulin pump and alter settings due to security flaws in the system.
Representatives Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, asked the GAO this week to investigate the safety of medical devices that have built-in wireless communication capabilities and could be susceptible to such attacks.
“In bringing forward innovative wireless technologies and devices for healthcare, it’s critical that these devices are able to operate together and with other hospital equipment, and not interfere with each other’s activities and data transmissions,” the lawmakers wrote in their letter to the GAO. “It’s also important that such devices operate in a safe, reliable, and secure manner.”
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