referring to gizmodo
Hackers Could Make A Killing After Finding Vulnerability In Medical Device Tech
Hackers Could Make A Killing After Finding Vulnerability In Medical Device Tech
A kind of insane and unprecedented thing has just happened in the world of ethical hacking.Image: MedSecAfter finding serious security vulnerabilities in St Jude Medical's pacemakers and defibrillators, cybersecurity and research company MedSec decided to take that information to a short-seller (Carson Block of the investment firm Muddy Waters) which then bet against the company in the stock market.This was instead of disclosing the vulnerability, in theory something that could endanger lives, to the manufacturer St Jude.
additionally etonline
Orlando Hospital Won't Make Pulse Nightclub Shooting Victims Pay Medical Bills
Orlando Hospital Won't Make Pulse Nightclub Shooting Victims Pay Medical Bills
Many of the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida won't be faced with having to pay medical bills for their treatment.Orlando Regional Medical Center, where a majority of victims injured in the June rampage were taken for emergency care, won't be sending those patients bills for their treatment, which could come out to more than $5 million in total for the hospital."Orlando Health has not sent any hospital or medical bills directly to Pulse patients and we don't intend to pursue reimbursement of medical costs from them," said Orlando Regional's parent network in a statement to ET.
by the same token on gizmodo
Hackers Could Make a Killing After Finding Vulnerability in Medical Device Tech
Hackers Could Make a Killing After Finding Vulnerability in Medical Device Tech
Image: MedSecA kind of batshit insane and unprecedented thing has just happened in the world of ethical hacking.After finding serious security vulnerabilities in St. Jude Medical's pacemakers and defibrillators, cybersecurity and research company MedSec decided to take that information to a short-seller (Carson Block of the investment firm Muddy Waters) which then bet against the company in the stock market.This was instead of disclosing the vulnerability, in theory something that could endanger lives, to the manufacturer St. Jude.
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