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Essenta dr compact digital radiography system
Official notice
30 Aug 2023
Last checked
30 Aug 2023
An official Health Canada notice concerns Essenta dr compact digital radiography system. There is a potential cybersecurity issue with Essenta Dr Compact Systems, which could result in unauthorized disclosure or modification of patient data. This issue may occur if a firewall is not in place, the file transfer protocol (ftp) is utilized, and the following sequence of events occurs: • unauthorized personnel gains physical access to customer facility • customer facility does not have a firewall and/or network segregation to isolate medical devices, and • the unauthorized person connects their device to the Essenta Dr Compact System network at the specific time data is transferred (data is not continuously transferred). Under these conditions unauthorized access or modification of patient data is possible. Recall start date: August 18 , 2023 Published 2023-08-30.
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Recall number
74215
Official notice
2023-08-30
The hazard
The hazard
There is a potential cybersecurity issue with Essenta Dr Compact Systems, which could result in unauthorized disclosure or modification of patient data. This issue may occur if a firewall is not in place, the file transfer protocol (ftp) is utilized, and the following sequence of events occurs: • unauthorized personnel gains physical access to customer facility • customer facility does not have a firewall and/or network segregation to isolate medical devices, and • the unauthorized person connects their device to the Essenta Dr Compact System network at the specific time data is transferred (data is not continuously transferred). Under these conditions unauthorized access or modification of patient data is possible. Recall start date: August 18 , 2023
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Brand: Philips, Essenta Dr Compact Digital Radiography System.
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