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# Ghosts in the Machine - The Therac-25 Affair
- URL: https://www.cybrsecmedia.com/ghosts-in-the-machine-the-therac-25-affair/
- Published: 2026-09-08T11:29:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-08T11:44:12.000Z
- Description: Sean Satterlee examines the case of Therac-25, a computer-controlled radiation therapy machine that delivered massive, lethal overdoses to at least six patients in the mid-1980s due to software flaws, poor safety design, and inadequate testing.
- Author: CYBR.SEC.Media
- Tags: video, CYBR.HAK.CON. 2026

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