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GE puts default password in radiology devices,leaves healthcare networks exposed

9 pointsby rubenbeover 4 years ago

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TheWickerManover 4 years ago
About 6 years ago when i worked for a local hospital in IT they got a new GE CT scanner. I got to help them with the usual network runs and whatever.<p>Everything was as default as they could leave it. The techs were told not to change anything unless absolutely necessary. I asked about passwords and they just smiled and shook their head.<p>A quick google search later and i got in via ssh as root.... i did let the GE support know that “our network scanner bruteforced its way into the scanner” but they didn’t care. They “made a ticket.” Before i left a few years later i was still able to ssh in.
fizzbuzzah2over 4 years ago
i have done about 30 MRIs and I always feared something bad will happen while I&#x27;m in there.