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...

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...

St. Jude Alleges False Claims, Stock Manipulation in Suit Against Med Sec, Muddy Waters

St. Jude Medical yesterday filed a lawsuit alleging that investment research firm Muddy Waters and healthcare security research company Med Sec made false claims in a report focused on the security of St. Jude products. The report released Aug. 25 warned of potentially catastrophic cybersecurity...

Researchers: MedSec, Muddy Waters Set Bad Precedent With St. Jude Medical Short

Security researchers warn mixing vulnerability disclosures with stock market bets sets a troubling precedent that erodes confidence in the relationship between businesses and white hat hackers who help uncover threats. Researchers are responding to the unprecedented partnership between security...

Pacemaker Hacking Fears Rise With Critical Research Report

Pacemakers, defibrillators and other medical devices made by a leading medical equipment maker are vulnerable to potentially “catastrophic” cyberattacks. With relatively little effort tens of thousands of cardiac devices made by St. Jude Medical are vulnerable to attack, according a report releas...