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Insulin Pump Susceptible to Hacking
2016-10-07 18:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Medical device manufacturer Animas on Tuesday warned that its OneTouch Ping insulin pump system was susceptible to hacking. "We have been notified of a cybersecurity issue with the OneTouch Ping, specifically that a person could potentially gain unauthorized access to the pump through its unencrypted radio frequency communication system," reads the company's letter to users of the device.
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Study: South Florida susceptible to underground mix of salt water with freshwater
2016-08-07 13:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Real Deal: Ohio State University hydro-geologist Audrey Sawyer said only a minor amount of seawater will make drinkable water undrinkable. The journal Science published a new study showing 9 percent of U.S. coastal areas are susceptible to a contaminated underground mix of fresh water and salt water, including southeastern Florida. The study features the first map of underground water flows ever developed. The technical name for these flows is "submarine groundwater discharge." These flows bring fresh...
Updated Firefox Is 'Less Susceptible to Freezing'
2016-08-03 23:03:17| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
For now, though, only a small group of users will get their hands on it.
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Globalised economy more susceptible to weather extremes, scientists warn
2016-06-12 13:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The globalisation of the world's economy this century has made it far more vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather, including heat stress on workers, scientists said on Friday. A study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Columbia University showed production losses caused by high temperatures, predicted to rise further with climate change, now spread more easily from one place to another as they ripple through global supply chains. In just a decade, the susceptibility...
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FTC warns, connected baby monitors are more susceptible to hackers
2016-01-23 02:17:31| Wireless - Topix.net
At the PrivacyCon event held by the Federal Trade Commission last week in Washington, D.C., the FTC warned that several brands of baby monitors lack basic security features like complex passwords and data encryption, making the transmission of data through connected baby monitors more susceptible to hackers. While the FTC did not reveal the brands of baby monitors it tested, Bureau of Consumer Protection attorney Seena Gressin said, "It may be time to update an old lullaby with a new stanza: "Hush little baby, don't say a word, unless your Wi-Fi baby monitor is well-secured."
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