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Johnson & Johnson has issued a security warning about one of its products:
Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday issued a warning about a possible cybersecurity issue with its Animas OneTouch Ping Insulin Infusion Pump. The problem was first reported by Reuters.
Computer security firm Rapid 7 discovered that it might be possible to take control of the pump via its an unencrypted radio frequency communication system that allows it to send commands and information via a wireless remote control. The company alerted Johnson & Johnson, which issued the warning. Getting too high or too low a dose of insulin could severely sicken or even kill. There have been no instances of the pumps being hacked, Johnson & Johnson said.
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(Score: 2) by Arik on Wednesday October 05 2016, @03:44PM
Funny, but there's a more charitable way to parse it.
"via its an unencrypted radio frequency communication system"
So I read 'unencrypted' and 'radio frequency' as separate adjectives modifying 'communication system' rather than reading 'unencrypted' as modifying 'radio frequency' - either being possible I would choose the one that makes sense.
The 'an' is completely out of place no matter how I parse though.
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