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11 Vulnerabilities Identified in GE HealthCare Ultrasound Products

Researchers at Nozomi Networks have discovered 11 security vulnerabilities in GE Healthcare’s Vivid ultrasound machines and accompanying software that could allow unauthorized changes to patient data and the installation of ransomware. GE Healthcare reports that standard cybersecurity practices will mitigate the risks and has provided patches to fix the vulnerabilities. The threat is limited as the attacker must have physical access to the hospital and vulnerable device to exploit the flaws.

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