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Baxter’s recalled ventilator was so easy to hack, ‘a teenager’ could have done it

Baxter’s recalled ventilator was so easy to hack, ‘a teenager’ could have done it

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.

Source: www.healthcare-brew.com –

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