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Medical Records and Sensitive Data of 150,000 US Patients Exposed
It’s another day with yet another Amazon Web Services (AWS) bucket exposing sensitive user data to the public.…
October 11, 2017
Hackers Can Remotely Access Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump
Another day, another set of critical vulnerabilities in wireless medical devices – This time; high severity flaws identified…
September 8, 2017
465k Pacemakers vulnerable; users must visit doctors for fix
Are you using Pacemaker device manufactured by Abbott Laboratories (previously St. Jude Medical)? If yes, this article is especially…
August 31, 2017
Researchers Encode Physical DNA with Malware To infect Computers
When DNA was synthesized, nobody had thought that it could be used to spread computer viruses, but a…
August 10, 2017
Siemens medical scanner on Windows 7 vulnerable; patch coming soon
German Firm Siemens will Update PET Scanner Software as DHS Issues Security Threat to Machines. Cyber-attacks on medical…
August 8, 2017
Thousands of Critical Security Flaws Leave Pacemaker Vulnerable to Hackers
Ever thought about vulnerabilities in Pacemakers? The device which is implanted in the body of a patient to…
May 27, 2017
WannaCry responsible for infecting medical devices
It is not surprising to know that Internet-connected Medical devices are vulnerable to cyber attacks. There have been…
May 19, 2017
Hospital computers across England hacked; cyber criminals demanding ransom
The cyberinfrastructure at hospitals across England has come under a massive cyber attack locking out the staff from…
May 12, 2017
Italian court ruling: Excessive cell phone usage linked to brain tumor
We all know that excessive use of anything is not a good thing, and the same is the…
April 22, 2017
Leading Clinical Laboratory Services Provider Suffers Massive Data Breach
A major lab testing company Quest Diagnostics has become the victim of a hack attack and data breach.…
December 13, 2016