healthcare news
Researchers warn of critical vulnerability in GE anesthesia machines
The research points to a broader problem of insecure firmware used in medical devices, according to CyberMDX.
Popular genetic-mapping software potentially exposed patients' data
Analysts at Sandia National Laboratories discovered the flaw in the Burrows-Wheeler Aligner. A patch has been issued for the software.
FDA urges patients to ditch vulnerable insulin pumps built by Medtronic
Medtronic equipment again is the subject of a cybersecurity warning from U.S. regulators.
AMCA parent company files for bankruptcy amid data breach fallout
The medical billing company has been on life support since its four largest clients cut ties after a breach.
Medical infusion-pump system has two serious bugs, researchers say
The Alaris Gateway Workstation can be "bricked" by one attack, and another would allow hackers to reconfigure it or monitor what it does, researchers with CyberMDX say.
Quest Diagnostics pins breach affecting 11.9 million patients on debt collector
The unauthorized access occurred between August 1, 2018 and March 30, according to an SEC filing.
Patient PII exposed in leak of Pennsylvania-based rehab center records
Patient names, their rehab care provider, and specific procedures they received were among the information sitting in the insecure database.
U.K. fines company that collected data from new moms, then sold it to Equifax
Bounty UK collected information from new mothers, mothers-to-be, as well as the birth dates and genders of young children, according to the ICO.
Cyberattack at med-tech conglomerate Hoya slowed production at Thai factory by 60 percent
Roughly 100 computers were infected with malicious software that stole user credentials, then tried to install a program that would co-opt those machines into mining for cryptocurrency.
German drug giant Bayer breached by Chinese hacking group Wicked Panda: report
The pharmaceutical giant said it found malicious software on its computer networks last year.
