Medical device manufacturer Becton Dickinson has advised hospitals using the Alaris Gateway Workstation for monitoring pumps to update to the most recent firmware . It followed CyberMDX 's discovery of two vulnerabilities , one of which was given a rare maximum 10.0 score , that enabled patients to upload malware to a pump ’s onboard computer , potentially allowing them to control a drug 's effects . Becton labs maintains thousands of workstations , which were not sold in the marketplace , are used in around 50 countries .
Medical device manufacturer Becton Dickinson has advised hospitals using the Alaris Gateway Workstation for infusion pumps to update to the most recent firmware. It followed CyberMDX's discovery of two vulnerabilities, one of which was given a rare maximum 10.0 score, that enabled hackers to upload malware to a pump’s onboard computer, potentially allowing them to control a drug's dose. Becton Dickinson said thousands of workstations, which were not sold in the US, are used in around 50 countries.