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Backdoor in Chinese-made healthcare monitoring device leaks patient data

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that Chinese-made patient monitor devices, Contec CMS8000 and its relabelled version, Epsimed MN-120, have a built-in backdoor leaking patient data to an unauthorised remote server, which can also execute unauthorised code on the device. These affected monitors are used in various medical settings across the US and Europe.

Source: www.csoonline.com –

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