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FDA to Hospitals: Ditch Remotely Hackable IV Pumps

posted by cmn32480 on Monday August 10 2015, @04:01AM   Printer-friendly
from the how-about-patient-safety dept.

fliptop writes:

According to Engadget:

The Food and Drug Administration "strongly encourages" hospitals to stop using Hospira's Symbiq Infusion System, because it's vulnerable to cyberattacks that would allow a third party to remotely control dosages delivered via the computerized pumps. Unauthorized users are able to access the Symbiq system through connected hospital networks, according to the FDA and the Department of Homeland Security's Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team. ICS-CERT reported the vulnerability on July 21st and the FDA released its own safety alert on Friday, July 31st. Thankfully, there are no reported incidences of the Symbiq system being hacked.

Hospira no longer sells the Symbiq system anymore, but it's still available via third-party vendors. Spotted on The Eponymous Pickle.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by TheRaven on Monday August 10 2015, @08:33AM

    by TheRaven (270) on Monday August 10 2015, @08:33AM (#220586) Journal
    Vulnerabilities, including UIs so bad that they have caused thousands of deaths, have been highlighted by researchers for around 15 years. Your entire job is ensuring that things like this are safe before allowing their deployment in hospitals. How about requiring some usability and security review as part of the certification process? No, having third-party auditors with no standard requirements on what they look for does not count.
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