FDA Warns Hospitals To Stop Using Medical Device Vulnerable To Hackers

An FDA alert issued last Friday warns that a common medical device that regulates medicine in intravenous drips is vulnerable to hackers. The federal agency strongly encouraged health care facilities to “discontinue use” of the Symbiq medical pumps made by Hospira because of “cybersecurity vulnerabilities” first exposed by a Bay Area security researcher.

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