Medical devices
Cyber Attack on unpatched medical devices
FBI has issued a formal alert on unpatched medical devices and says that these are extremely vulnerable to cyber attacks because of outdated software. The law enforcement agency added that threat actors are banking on the devices that are not patched and are seeing them as earning nodes. Often such outdated devices bring in digital […]
US FDA suggests 11 vulnerabilities in Medical Device Software
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a media update stating 11 vulnerabilities in the software used in the medical device operations. Referred to as URGENT/11, the researchers suggest that these blind spots can leave a high number of connected medical devices exposed to remote hackers. Â Though, to date, none of those devices […]
Medical Implants are super- vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Connected implants also called as smart devices are reported to be super vulnerable to cyber attacks say experts from Nuffield Council on Bioethics. As current rules do not authenticate the sale of medical implants only if they are cyber safe, experts insist on outlining new laws for the manufactures in order to receive sales approval. […]
Malware and ransomware attack on Medical Devices
Cybersecurity in the healthcare environment has turned into a serious issue these days, especially when medical devices are being hacked and used to intercept company networks. And if near future is taken into account then the said cyber threat is going to deteriorate when IoT takes on the healthcare sector with more and more health […]
Manufacturers of Medical Devices wake up to Cyber Security Threats
Companies which manufacture medical devices like pace makers, insulin pumps and glucose monitoring machines are sending their staff to cyber security conferences in order to learn from the researchers the latest in the world of cyber security. At the recently held Black hat Conference held in Las Vegas and the Def Con, representatives from big […]
Healthcare alert- Medical devices are more prone to cyber attacks
Medical devices are having cyber security flaws which when explored by hackers can cause serious hacking concerns. Recently, Johnson & Johnson(J&J) discovered that its OneTouch Insulin pump has a cyber security defect through which hackers can remotely reprogram the device in such a way that the device alerts additional doses of diabetes drug to users. […]
