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Hackers Penetrate Top Medical Device Makers

Posted by samzenpus on Monday February 10, 2014 @02:32AM from the lets-have-a-look dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Hackers have penetrated the computer networks of the country's top medical device makers, The Chronicle has learned. The attacks struck Medtronic, the world's largest medical device maker, Boston Scientific and St. Jude Medical sometime during the first half of 2013 and might have lasted as long as several months, according to a source close to the companies."

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Re: Response by DoofusOfDeath · 2014-02-10 02:45 · Score: 5, Funny

When I hear about stuff like this, I'm ashamed of the savage thoughts and desires I feel towards the perpetrators.
Do you want to lick them?
No, I want to make them use Slashdot Beta.