Philips Files Lawsuit Alleging Hacking of Medical Devices

Philips North America, the electronics giant that makes ultrasound equipment, is accusing Summit, a Seattle-based medical device repair service company, of stealing secrets. Philips recently filed a lawsuit against the startup company. Philips claims Summit Imaging designed and built software capable of hacking into ultrasound machines, such as the Philips IE33, and other medical devices. The software’s purpose is to get around strong access controls that ...

by JGuerra

on 12.4.2019