PwnedPiper Threatens Thousands of Hospitals Around the World

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New critical vulnerabilities in hospital pneumatic tube software allow threat actors to take control of systems and launch massive attacks that can disrupt or even shut down healthcare operations, according to Tech Republic. 

The Nexus Control Panel software is used to control Swisslog Healthcare’s Translogic pneumatic tube systems (PTS) in more than 3,000 hospitals worldwide. Armis cybersecurity researchers uncovered 9 critical vulnerabilities that, if properly exploited, could lead to a complete shutdown of hospital operations. Tube systems are used for transporting blood, delivering medication, and shipping lab samples throughout buildings that would take too long to do on foot. 

According to Armis, although PTS are often connected to the Internet, the security of these systems has never been considered a problem.

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