InfoSec community mourns the loss of well-known hacker Barnaby Jack

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http://www.csoonline.com/article/737044/infosec-community-mourns-the-loss-of-well-known-hacker-barnaby-jack

By Steve Ragan
Staff Writer
CSO Online
July 26, 2013

The security community remains in a mixed state of grief and confusion 
this morning, as word of Barnaby Jack's passing spreads. Known for his 
work on embedded devices, from the financial world to the medical one, the 
35 year-old hacker was a beloved family member to the InfoSec community.

According to the San Francisco Medical Examiner, Barnaby Jack passed-away 
on Thursday, at 7:50 p.m. local time, but the office would not discuss any 
further details. The news was confirmed by his sister, Amberleigh, Friday 
morning. The lack of information has left many of his friends and peers — 
his extended family — in confusion as they struggle to deal with his 
sudden loss.

He is best remembered by much of the public for his research in 2010, 
where he disclosed flaws that enabled a person to force ATMs to spit out 
cash, a process he called Jackpotting. Video of that talk, along with 
slides, is available here.

His career and research interests went beyond financial hacking however, 
as he focused on embedded devices including those used by the medical 
world. After the ATM presentation, Jack went on to deliver research on 
vulnerabilities within SCADA systems, implantable insulin pumps, and more 
recently, ICDs, or Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators.

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