Medtronic recalls insulin pump controllers over life-threatening flaws

By Deeba Ahmed
Medtronic has recalled the remote controllers used with some of the company’s insulin pumps because of inherent vulnerabilities that could lead to injury or death.
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OwnBackup acquires RevCult to provide SaaS data protection for organizations

OwnBackup announced the acquisition of RevCult, a California-based software company that provides Salesforce security and governance solutions, often known as SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM). SSPM helps organizations more easily secure data tha… Continue reading OwnBackup acquires RevCult to provide SaaS data protection for organizations

DIY Dongle Breathes Life Into Broken Ventilators

We have a new hero in the COVID-19 saga, and it’s some hacker in Poland. Whoever this person is, they are making bootleg dongles that let ventilator refurbishers circumvent lockdown software so they can repair broken ventilators bought from the secondhand market.

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Professional Ventilator Design Open Sourced Today by Medtronic

Medical device company Medtronic released designs for one of their ventilators to open source for use in the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a laudable action, and there is plenty to glean from the specs (notable is that the planned release is incomplete as of this writing, so more info is …read more

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Medtronic Patches Implanted Device, CareLink Programmer Bugs

The medical device giant has issued fixes for bugs first disclosed in 2018 and 2019. Continue reading Medtronic Patches Implanted Device, CareLink Programmer Bugs

More Medtronic Hack Malarkey: This Time It’s Insulin Pumps

FDA says certain insulin pumps made by Medtronic are hackable, and there’s no way to fix them.
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FDA Warns of Potentially Fatal Flaws in Medtronic Insulin Pumps

The FDA sent out an urgent advisory warning of serious flaws in Medtronic’s insulin pumps, which are used by thousands across the U.S. Continue reading FDA Warns of Potentially Fatal Flaws in Medtronic Insulin Pumps

Medtronic recalls vulnerable MiniMed insulin pumps

Medtronic, the world’s largest medical device company, has issued a recall of some of its insulin pumps because they can be tampered with by attackers. About the vulnerable devices The affected devices are insulin pumps from the MiniMed 508 and P… Continue reading Medtronic recalls vulnerable MiniMed insulin pumps