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Is Healthcare IoT Secure? Not Even Close!

Source A recent cybersecurity exploit known as “MedJack” enables hackers to inject malware into internet-connected medical devices, including CT Scanners, MRI machines, and other monitors and equipment that track and record a patient’s vital signs. That malware then propagates through a medical center’s network to vacuum up patient medical and billing information. Hackers can then use this data to file fraudulent tax returns and to steal patients’ identities. Hackers who gain access to prescription medication information can turn that data around to order medicine that they can then resell over the dark web. This scenario is far more a rule…