Barnaby Jack

Barnaby Jack   (Computer security expert, Hacker)
Born	22 November 1977
Died	25 July 2013 (Age 35)
Nationality	American
Victim of	Premature death
Hacker who died before he could give a presentation on how to hack pacemakers.

Barnaby Michael Douglas Jack was a New Zealand hacker, programmer and computer security expert. He was known for his presentation at the Black Hat computer security conference in 2010, during which he exploited two ATMs and made them dispense fake paper currency on the stage. Among his other most notable works were the exploitation of various medical devices, including pacemakers and insulin pumps.

Info-Collector-Archive Yt channel (Nov 16, 2022) 'Hackers Mysterious Death- The Barnaby Jack Story'

Jack was renowned among industry experts for his influence in the medical and financial security fields. In 2012 his testimony led the United States Food and Drug Administration to change regulations regarding wireless medical devices. At the time of his death, Jack was the Director of Embedded Device Security at IOActive.

Death

Jack was found dead in a San Francisco apartment on 25 July 2013 by his girlfriend. According to the coroner's report, Jack died of an overdose of heroin, cocaine, Benadryl and Xanax. At the time of his death, he was due to attend a Black Hat Briefings hacking conference in Las Vegas.

"It does make me wonder, if he was killed, that the CIA and other Government agencies don't want this flaw to be solved. After all, it would make an excellent tool to bump [off] 'dangerous' people who have pacemakers."

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