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FDA Warns Of Dangerous Cybersecurity Hacking Risk With Connected Medical Devices

FDA Warns Of Dangerous Cybersecurity Hacking Risk With Connected Medical Devices | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
From www.forbes.com - June 28, 2019 8:07 PM

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned this week that a number of insulin pumps from Medtronic MiniMed might be at risk of a cybersecurity breach, going as far as to warn patients to switch devices—"Medtronic is recalling affected MiniMed pumps," the FDA said, "and providing alternative insulin pumps to patients."

A full list of affected models can be found with the warning. The affected models cannot be updated and need to be replaced, even though "the FDA is not aware of any reports of patient harm related to these potential cybersecurity risks."

 

Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:

 

https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Pacemakers+Hacking

 

https://www.scoop.it/topic/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Medicine

 

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned this week that a number of insulin pumps from Medtronic MiniMed might be at risk of a cybersecurity breach, going as far as to warn patients to switch devices—"Medtronic is recalling affected MiniMed pumps," the FDA said, "and providing alternative insulin pumps to patients."

A full list of affected models can be found with the warning. The affected models cannot be updated and need to be replaced, even though "the FDA is not aware of any reports of patient harm related to these potential cybersecurity risks."

 

Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:

 

https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Pacemakers+Hacking

 

https://www.scoop.it/topic/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Medicine

 

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Pacemaker virus could lead to "mass murder"

Pacemaker virus could lead to "mass murder" | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
From www.infosecurity-magazine.com - October 19, 2012 11:35 AM
Hackers now have a new attack vector, but one with much more serious consequences than data theft or financial ruin: pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).

 

According to research from Barnaby Jack of security vendor IOActive, several vendors’ pacemakers can be remotely controlled and commanded to deliver a 830-volt shock via a laptop, thanks to software programming flaws on the part of medical device companies. That is, of course, enough to kill someone, and Jack noted that the vulnerabilities open the door to “mass murder.”

 

“Conventional malware is rampant in hospitals because of medical devices using unpatched operating systems. There's little recourse for hospitals when a manufacturer refuses to allow OS updates or security patches."

 

Read more, very interesting:

http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/28886/pacemaker-virus-could-lead-to-mass-murder/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

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