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26th July 2013, 04:40 PM
Hacker found dead days before he was due to demonstrate how to kill someone fitted with a pacemaker at conference
Hacker found dead days before he was due to demonstrate how to kill someone fitted with a pacemaker at conference
Barnaby Jack had said he could kill a person from 30 feet by using the hack
Gained infamy after demonstrating how to hack cash machines
By Daily Mail Reporter (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter)
PUBLISHED: 15:03 GMT, 26 July 2013 | UPDATED: 15:50 GMT, 26 July 2013 7 shares
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A computer hacker who gained cult status across the internet after revealing how to hack cash machines has been found a week before he was due to demonstrate how to kill someone by hacking their pacemaker.
The body of Barnaby Jack was found in San Francisco yesterday. The city's medical examiner's office would not give any further details.
Jack, a security expert, became one of the most famous hackers on the planet after a 2010 demonstration in which he forced ATMs to spit out cash, dubbed 'Jackpotting'.
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Mystery: The cause of Barnaby Jack's death is currently unknown. He gained notoriety after demonstrating how to hack into ATMs (pictured right)
He was due to appear at the Black Hat hacking convention in San Francisco next week, demonstrating how he could attack heart devices.
He had claimed he had developed techniques for attacking implanted heart devices that could kill a man from 30 feet away.
His claim echoed the plot of an episode of TV drama Homeland, in which the American Vice President is assassinated by hackers who use his pacemaker to deliver an electric shock.
Speaking toCTVNews (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2379009/www.ctvnews.ca/health/could-medical-devices-be-the-next-target-for-cyberattacks-1.1344331)last month, Jack said his technique was actually less complicated than that used in the show.
'In Homeland they required a serial number. My demonstration doesn't,' he boasted.
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He also claimed that medical equipment was 'particularly vulnerable' to hacking.
That claim was supported by a demonstration in 2011 by security specialist Jay Radcliffe, a diabetic, who said he could hack into an insulin pump to change dosage levels.
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The hacking community expressed dismay as the news of his death spread today.
'Wow ... Speechless,' tweeted mobile phone hacker Tyler Shields.
Jack's most recent employer, the cyber security consulting firm IOActive Inc, said: 'Lost but never forgotten, our beloved pirate, Barnaby Jack, has passed.'
Jack had served as IOActive's director of embedded device security.
Jack's genius was finding bugs in the tiny computers that are embedded in equipment such as medical devices and banking machines.
He received standing ovations at hacking conventions for his creativity and showmanship.
'I was just talking up about your awesome work last night,' tweeted Dino Dai Zovi, a hacker known for his skill at finding bugs in Apple products. 'You'll be missed, bro.'
Friends and fans alike Tweeted memorials to Jack's Twitter handle, @barnaby_jack.
Dan Kaminsky, an expert in Internet security, said that he had hoped the news of Jack's death was a prank: 'God, the stories. Nobody caused such hilarious trouble like @barnaby_jack.'
Read more: Young hacker found dead days before he was due to demonstrate at a conference how to kill someone fitted with a pacemaker | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2379009/Young-hacker-dead-days-demonstrate-conference-kill-fitted-pacemaker.html#ixzz2aAVteNnU)
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Hacker found dead days before he was due to demonstrate how to kill someone fitted with a pacemaker at conference
Barnaby Jack had said he could kill a person from 30 feet by using the hack
Gained infamy after demonstrating how to hack cash machines
By Daily Mail Reporter (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter)
PUBLISHED: 15:03 GMT, 26 July 2013 | UPDATED: 15:50 GMT, 26 July 2013 7 shares
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A computer hacker who gained cult status across the internet after revealing how to hack cash machines has been found a week before he was due to demonstrate how to kill someone by hacking their pacemaker.
The body of Barnaby Jack was found in San Francisco yesterday. The city's medical examiner's office would not give any further details.
Jack, a security expert, became one of the most famous hackers on the planet after a 2010 demonstration in which he forced ATMs to spit out cash, dubbed 'Jackpotting'.
http://1-ps.googleusercontent.com/x/www.stormfront.org/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/26/xarticle-2379009-1B01DE2C000005DC-298_306x423.jpg.pagespeed.ic.fFh3ERsWaZ.jpg
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Mystery: The cause of Barnaby Jack's death is currently unknown. He gained notoriety after demonstrating how to hack into ATMs (pictured right)
He was due to appear at the Black Hat hacking convention in San Francisco next week, demonstrating how he could attack heart devices.
He had claimed he had developed techniques for attacking implanted heart devices that could kill a man from 30 feet away.
His claim echoed the plot of an episode of TV drama Homeland, in which the American Vice President is assassinated by hackers who use his pacemaker to deliver an electric shock.
Speaking toCTVNews (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2379009/www.ctvnews.ca/health/could-medical-devices-be-the-next-target-for-cyberattacks-1.1344331)last month, Jack said his technique was actually less complicated than that used in the show.
'In Homeland they required a serial number. My demonstration doesn't,' he boasted.
More...
Feds say five hackers stole 160 Million credit card numbers in largest data theft case ever prosecuted in the U.S. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2378322/Feds-say-hackers-stole-160-Million-credit-card-numbers-largest-data-theft-case-prosecuted-U-S.html)
Half a billion SIM cards could be bugged or have information stolen from them because of 'serious security flaws' (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2373256/Half-billion-SIM-cards-bugged-information-stolen-security-flaws-expert-warns.html)
He also claimed that medical equipment was 'particularly vulnerable' to hacking.
That claim was supported by a demonstration in 2011 by security specialist Jay Radcliffe, a diabetic, who said he could hack into an insulin pump to change dosage levels.
http://1-ps.googleusercontent.com/x/www.stormfront.org/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/26/xarticle-0-02A1B66B000004B0-857_634x500.jpg.pagespeed.ic.xwh3T2Gqt1.jpg Barnaby Jack had claimed he had developed a technique for hacking pacemakers (file photograph)
The hacking community expressed dismay as the news of his death spread today.
'Wow ... Speechless,' tweeted mobile phone hacker Tyler Shields.
Jack's most recent employer, the cyber security consulting firm IOActive Inc, said: 'Lost but never forgotten, our beloved pirate, Barnaby Jack, has passed.'
Jack had served as IOActive's director of embedded device security.
Jack's genius was finding bugs in the tiny computers that are embedded in equipment such as medical devices and banking machines.
He received standing ovations at hacking conventions for his creativity and showmanship.
'I was just talking up about your awesome work last night,' tweeted Dino Dai Zovi, a hacker known for his skill at finding bugs in Apple products. 'You'll be missed, bro.'
Friends and fans alike Tweeted memorials to Jack's Twitter handle, @barnaby_jack.
Dan Kaminsky, an expert in Internet security, said that he had hoped the news of Jack's death was a prank: 'God, the stories. Nobody caused such hilarious trouble like @barnaby_jack.'
Read more: Young hacker found dead days before he was due to demonstrate at a conference how to kill someone fitted with a pacemaker | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2379009/Young-hacker-dead-days-demonstrate-conference-kill-fitted-pacemaker.html#ixzz2aAVteNnU)
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