Medtronic Patches Implanted Device, CareLink Programmer Bugs

Medtronic has released updates to address known vulnerabilities in its line of connected medical devices that were initially disclosed last year and in 2018. The vendor has addressed two sets of bugs. The first group, disclosed in March of last year, is found in a range of Medtronic implanted...

Access Control Error Vulnerability in Multiple Medtronic Products (CNVD-2019-09066)

MyCareLink Monitor and others are products developed by Medtronic. An access control error vulnerability exists in multiple Medtronic products that stems from a failure of the Conexus telemetry protocol to perform encryption, which could be exploited by an attacker to listen in on communications...

Medtronic's Implantable Defibrillators Vulnerable to Life-Threatening Hacks

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Thursday issued an advisory warning people of severe vulnerabilities in over a dozen heart defibrillators that could allow attackers to fully hijack them remotely, potentially putting lives of millions of patients at risk. Cardioverter Defibrillator is a...

Medtronic's Implantable Defibrillators Vulnerable to Life-Threatening Hacks

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Thursday issued an advisory warning people of severe vulnerabilities in over a dozen heart defibrillators that could allow attackers to fully hijack them remotely, potentially putting lives of millions of patients at risk. Cardioverter Defibrillator is a...