November 17, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Hamilton” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! November 17, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Inside the Real-World...

October 10, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “#Cb Connect” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! October 10, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Carbon Black and IBM...

Hackers Can Remotely Access Syringe Infusion Pumps to Deliver Fatal Overdoses

Internet-of-things are turning every industry into the computer industry, making customers think that their lives would be much easier with smart devices. However, such devices could potentially be compromised by hackers. There are, of course, some really good reasons to connect certain devices t...

This Week in Security News

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

FDA Recalls Nearly Half a Million Pacemakers Over Hacking Fears

Almost half a million people in the United States are highly recommended to get their pacemakers updated, as they are vulnerable to hacking. The Food and Drug Administration FDA has recalled 465,000 pacemakers after discovering security flaws that could allow hackers to reprogram the devices to r...

FDA Recalls 465K Pacemakers Tied to MedSec Research

The United States Federal Drug Administration is recalling 465,000 pacemakers that attackers can gain unauthorized access to issue commands, change settings and maliciously disrupt. Affected are four models manufactured by Abbott Laboratories. According to the FDA, the recalls of affected...

ICSMA-17-241-01_Abbott Laboratories ' Accent/Anthem, Accent MRI, Assurity/Allure, and Assurity MRI Pacemaker Vulnerabilities

OVERVIEW MedSec Holdings Ltd has identified vulnerabilities in Abbott Laboratories’ formerly St. Jude Medical pacemakers. Abbott has produced a firmware patch to help mitigate the identified vulnerabilities in their pacemakers that utilize radio frequency RF communications. A third-party security...

accessdata.fda.gov XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-231909 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| accessdata.fda.gov Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

accessdata.fda.gov XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/inspsearch/results.cfm?start=15301=15400="'--!====10/21/2011======== Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| No Latest check for patch:| 31.07.2017 Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa Rank| Unknown /...

FDA Demands St. Jude Take Action on Medical Device Security

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday sent Abbott Laboratories a warning letter citing that it had inadequately addressed the security of the maligned Merlin@home Transmitter. The letter promises regulatory action against the healthcare company should vulnerabilities in the device...

Marie Moe on Medical Device Security

Marie Moe, a research scientist at SINTEF of Norway, talks to Mike Mimoso about her personal and emotional connection to medical device security given that she has a pacemaker implanted in her that regulates her heart. Moe, who is in her 30s, has been active in spurring research into the security...

St. Jude Medical Patches Vulnerable Cardiac Devices

St. Jude Medical today released an update for the Merlin@home Transmitter medical device that includes a patch for vulnerabilities made public last year in a controversial disclosure by research company MedSec Holdings and hedge fund Muddy Waters. In a paper published last August, Muddy Waters sa...

ICSMA-17-009-01A_St. Jude Merlin@home Transmitter Vulnerability (Update A)

OVERVIEW This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled ICSMA-17-009-01 St. Jude Merlin@home Transmitter Vulnerability that was published January 9, 2017, on the NCCIC/ICS-CERT web site. --------- Begin Update A Part 1 of 5 -------- MedSec Holdings has identified a channel...

OsiriX DICOM Viewer 8.0.1 - Memory Corruption

OsiriX DICOM Viewer 8.0.1 - Memory Corruption !/usr/bin/env python -- coding: utf8 -- OsiriX DICOM Viewer 8.0.1 dulparse.cc Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability Vendor: Pixmeo Sarl Product web page: http://www.osirix-viewer.com Affected version: OsiriX 8.0.1 Summary: With high performance and a...

OsiriX DICOM Viewer 8.0.1 (dulparse.cc) Remote Memory Corruption

!/usr/bin/env python -- coding: utf8 -- OsiriX DICOM Viewer 8.0.1 dulparse.cc Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability Vendor: Pixmeo Sarl Product web page: http://www.osirix-viewer.com Affected version: OsiriX 8.0.1 Summary: With high performance and an intuitive interactive user interface, OsiriX...

OsiriX DICOM Viewer 8.0.1 (dulparse.cc) Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Summary With high performance and an intuitive interactive user interface, OsiriX MD is the most widely used DICOM viewer in the world. It is the result of more than 10 years of research and development in digital imaging. It fully supports the DICOM standard for an easy integration in your...

userfees.fda.gov XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: https://userfees.fda.gov/OAHTML/fdaExternalBanner.jsp?redirectURL='confirmOPENBUGBOUNTY' Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| No Latest check for patch:| 30.07.2017 Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa Rank| Unknown / Not calculated VIP...

St. Jude Faces New Claim Heart Devices are Hackable

St. Jude Medical is facing fresh allegations its heart implant devices are vulnerable to cyberattacks. The claims were introduced by the defense as part of St. Jude’s defamation lawsuit against short seller Muddy Waters and security firm MedSec. In a legal filing submitted Monday, experts hired b...

FDA, DHS Investigating St. Jude Device Vulnerabilities

The U.S. government has entered into the St. Jude-MedSec-Muddy Waters fray with an investigation into claims St. Jude medical devices are vulnerable to cyberattacks. The Food and Drug Administration and Department of Homeland Security also apparently disapprove of the approach taken by MedSec and...

blogs.fda.gov XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/flashmediaelement.swf?jsinitfunctio%gn=alertOPENBUGBOUNTY Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| No Latest check for patch:| 30.07.2017 Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa Rank|...