Hospital System Flaws Could Leak Patient Data, CISA Says

Agency Warns Vertikal Systems Vulnerabilities Could Help Hackers Access Data

U.S. federal authorities are warning about vulnerabilities in hospital information management systems from Romanian firm Vertikal Systems that could allow hackers to obtain and disclose patient data. The affected systems are used mostly by smaller hospitals and clinics outside the United States.

Health-ISAC pulled quote:

“The vulnerabilities impacting the Vertikal healthcare information management products may enable hackers to access sensitive data from customer instances,” said Phil Englert, vice president of medical device security at the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC).

“This may result in delays in diagnosis, treatment, or exposure of patient information,” he said.

Englert also recommends Vertikal users take action to ensure the vulnerabilities potentially affecting their systems are indeed patched. “Vertikal has fixes available and all customers are encouraged to contact Vertikal support to obtain and apply the updates as quickly as possible,” he said.

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