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Report: Feds Mull Bug Bounty Contest for Medical Devices

ID: 634ef49e-9f4f-51a8-8374-9c0e780efbfe

STIX ID: report--634ef49e-9f4f-51a8-8374-9c0e780efbfe

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Date Published: 2016-06-27

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a bug bounty program for medical devices and healthcare systems modeled on the DoD’s "Hack the Pentagon" pilot; HHS officials, including ONC Chief Privacy Officer Lucia Savage, discussed the promise and challenges of ethical hacking for devices and health data at recent meetings and FDA workshops, noting concerns about testing live devices and patient data confidentiality.

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