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IoT: Security researchers warn of vulnerabilities in hospital pneumatic tube systems - ZDNet

  • Danny Palmer--ZDNet
  • published date: 2021-08-02 11:20:15 UTC

PwnedPiper vulnerabilities affect pneumatic tube system (PTS) stations used throughout thousands of hospitial networks - and attackers could use them to crash systems, deliver ransomware and steal data, warn security researchers, so patch now.

Security researchers have detailed vulnerabilities in the system controlling the pneumatic tube networks used in thousands of hospitals around the world, which could allow hackers to disrupt the serv… [+4291 chars]