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BlueKeep Flaw Plagues Outdated Connected Medical Devices

Almost half of connected medical devices in hospitals run on outdated Windows versions that are still vulnerable to the BlueKeep flaw. Vulnerable medical devices can include MRIs, ultrasounds, X-rays, and more, which run on operating systems. Microsoft issued patches for BlueKeep vulnerability almost a year ago, but many hospitals still haven t updated their medical devices. The wormable implications of BlueKeep on medical devices are particularly concerning due to the hit that many hospitals took after attackers launched the 2017 WannaCry attack.

Source: https://threatpost.com/bluekeep-flaw-plagues-medical-devices/153029/

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