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• Medtronic Heart Implants, Other Wireless Devices, Have Serious Cybersecurity Flaws, FDA Warns

  March 25, 2019

  Russell Maas

  The FDA warns that cybersecurity weaknesses in Medtronic heart implants could make them vulnerable to hacking.

• Medical Equipment Running Old Software Is Vulnerable To Hackers: Report

  March 19, 2019

  Russell Maas

  Cybersecurity experts warn that old software used in medical equipment makes them vulnerable to hacking.

• FDA Procedures for Medical Device Hacking Are “Deficient”, Inspector General Report Warns

  November 2, 2018

  Russell Maas

  A new report warns that the FDA needs to improve its protocols for responding to potential medical device hacking events.

• Medtronic Disables CareLink Pacemaker Software Updates Due To Risk Of Cyber Attack

  October 12, 2018

  Russell Maas

  Medtronic suspended software updating platforms for some of its pacemakers and heart implants due to concerns over cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

• McAfee Warns Of Cybersecurity Weaknesses In Medical Devices

  September 4, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of McAfee researchers recently showed how they could hack into a central patient monitoring station, highlighting growing concerns over medical cybersecurity weaknesses.

• New Medical Device Safety Plans Announced By FDA

  April 23, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has issued a new medical device safety plan, indicating that it will protect patients and spur innovation.

• Facebook FTC Investigation Launched Over Privacy Rules

  March 29, 2018

  Russell Maas

  The FTC has announced it is investigating Facebook following the revelation that a data firm used information on more than 50 million users in the 2016 presidential election.

• Intel CPU Vulnerability Lawsuit MDL To Be Considered By Judicial Panel

  February 26, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. JPML will hear oral arguments on March 29 on whether all Intel cybersecurity flaw class action lawsuits should be consolidated for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• Hacking Remotely Accessible Heart Implants Possible, But Unlikely, Researchers Find

  February 26, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report warns that while heart implants may be vulnerable to remote hacking, there is little likelihood of it actually happening, but the risk may grow in the future.

• Amid Growing Lawsuits, Intel Warns Of Problems In Processor Exploit Patch

  January 30, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Amid growing concerns over a patch released by Intel to fix two major cybersecurity flaws, Intel has asked customers to stop installing it, and Microsoft has released its own software update specifically designed to block the defective Intel patch.