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Baxter Healthcare recalled over 4,100 Welch Allyn Life2000 ventilators due to significant cybersecurity concerns, prompting the FDA to label it a Class I recall. The ventilators had several security issues, including a lack of encryption, physical ports that could be easily manipulated, and minimal authentication requirements. The vulnerabilities could have been prevented through secure-by-design practices, demonstrating the importance of stringent cybersecurity measures for medical device manufacturers.