HealthLeaders Media April 21, 2022
The vulnerabilities were found in the Aethon TUG smart autonomous robot, which is used by hundreds of health systems to ferry medications and other supplies throughout the hospital.
An autonomous robot commonly used in hospitals to transport medication and other supplies from room to room could be hacked and used to spy on patients and staff, according to a New York-based healthcare IoT security company.
Cynerio announced earlier this month that its researchers had discovered five vulnerabilities in the innards of the Aethon TUG smart autonomous robot, which is sued in hundreds of healthcare sites around the world.
Robots like the Aethon TUG are used by hospitals to do light housekeeping and ferry items from one place to another,...
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