CISA, FDA Issue Warning Over Backdoor in China’s Contec Patient Monitors

FDA recommended hospitals stop using the devices or disconnect them from the internet.

The Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A patient monitor made by Chinese manufacturer Contec contains a backdoor that could allow an attacker to access patient data and remotely manipulate the devices, U.S. authorities said on Jan. 31.

The Contec patient monitor CMS8000 is a device used to monitor human vital signs in hospitals and clinics in the European Union and the United States.