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Medical device security ignites an ethics firestorm

One security research company is taking a controversial approach to disclosing vulnerabilities: It’s publicizing the flaws as a way to tank a company’s stock.

The security firm, MedSec, made news on Thursday when it claimed that pacemakers and other health care products from St. Jude Medical contain vulnerabilities that expose them to hacks.

However, MedSec is also cashing in on the disclosure by partnering with an investment firm that’s betting against St. Jude Medical’s stock.

The whole affair is raising eyebrows around the security community. It may be the first time someone has tried to get compensated for discovering vulnerabilities by shorting a stock, said Casey Ellis, CEO of Bugcrowd, a bug bounty platform.

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Talk of the Day — Shooting ignites Taiwan-Philippines cyber war – Focus Taiwan News Channel

Talk of the Day — Shooting ignites Taiwan-Philippines cyber war
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A cyber war has been raging between Taiwanese and Philippine Internet users since a Philippine Coast Guard vessel opened fire at an unarmed Taiwanese fishing boat May 9 that left one fisherman dead and the fishing boat seriously damaged. Taiwan's

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Microsoft’s Secure Boot, Red Hat request ignites Linus Torvalds’ NSFW flame war

We all may have bad days from time to time, but if it progresses to language that would be bleeped out on mainstream TV news, then a person might hope that it doesn’t receive undue attention.
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Flame Malware Ignites Gauss in Lebanon – TechNewsWorld


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Flame Malware Ignites Gauss in Lebanon
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Flame Malware Ignites Gauss in Lebanon. By Richard Adhikari TechNewsWorld 08/10/12 8:50 AM PT. The new Gauss malware Kaspersky Lab has spotted definitely shares origins with the Flame malware found earlier this year, according to the AV company.
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