Title Published Date System Number of Articles Actions
Ineffective IMSI Catcher Detection Apps Fail to Protect Against Surveillance 2017-08-14 1. IMSI catcher detection apps (SnoopSnitch, Cell Spy Catcher, GSM Spy Finder, Darshak, AIMSICD) [61941] 1 View Details
Implantable Medical Device Vulnerabilities to Hacking Threats 2017-08-31 1. Medtronic's implantable cardiac devices, including defibrillators and clinic programmers, were vulnerable to hacking due to a security flaw in the Conexus communications protocol [Article 82409]. 2. Abbott's implantable defibrillators, including Amplia MRI CRT-D, Claria MRI CRT-D, Compia MRI CRT-D, Concerto CRT-D, Concerto II CRT-D, Consulta CRT-D, Evera MRI ICD, Evera ICD, Maximo II CRT-D and ICD, Mirro MRI ICD, Nayamed ND ICD, Primo MRI ICD, Protecta CRT-D and ICD, Secura ICD, Virtuoso ICD, Virtuoso II ICD, Visia AF MRI ICD, Visia AF ICD, and Viva CRT-D, were recalled for a firmware update to enhance security and detect abnormal battery drainage [Article 71488]. 3. St Jude Medical's pacemakers, specifically six types of radio-controlled implantable cardiac pacemakers, were recalled due to cybersecurity vulnerabilities that could allow unauthorized access to reprogram the devices, potentially leading to battery depletion or inappropriate pacing [Article 62028]. 7 View Details
DNA Used to Hack Computer System - Cybersecurity Vulnerability Exposed 2017-08-11 The software failure incident described in the article involved a hack that exploited weaknesses in DNA sequencing software. The specific system that failed in this incident was: 1. DNA sequencing software with cybersecurity weaknesses and a failure to follow security best practices [62031]. 1 View Details
Samsung TV Software Update Renders Thousands of High-End TVs Unusable 2017-08-24 1. Samsung 2017 MU Series TVs [62023] 1 View Details
Online Betting Firm 888 Penalized for Self-Exclusion System Failure 2017-08-31 1. Self-exclusion system of the online betting firm 888 [62029] 1 View Details
Electrical System Malfunction Causes Volkswagen Recall of 280,915 Vehicles 2017-08-31 The software failure incident in this case is related to the electrical system of certain Volkswagen vehicles. Specifically, the fuel pump module in the 2009-2016 CC, the 2006-2010 Passat sedan, and the 2006-2010 Passat station wagon experienced interruptions in electricity, leading to issues such as fuel pump failure and continuous running of the fuel pump, causing stalling while in motion or draining the battery when parked [62077]. Therefore, the systems/components that failed in this software failure incident are: 1. Fuel pump module in the 2009-2016 CC 2. Fuel pump module in the 2006-2010 Passat sedan 3. Fuel pump module in the 2006-2010 Passat station wagon 1 View Details
Robots Vulnerable to Hacking, Pose Physical Threats to Users 2017-08-22 1. Universal Robots industrial robots (UR3, UR5, UR10) [62224] 2. Softbank Robotics consumer robots (NAO, Pepper) [62224] 3. UBTECH Robotics Alpha 1S and Alpha 2 robots [62224] 4. ROBOTIS home robots (ROBOTIS OP2, THORMANG3) [62224] 5. Asratec Corp's robots using the affected V-Sido technology [62224] 6. Rethink Robotics Baxter and Sawyer assembly-line robots [62106] 2 View Details
Robots Vulnerable to Hacking: Safety Risks and Privacy Concerns 2017-08-22 1. Universal Robots' "collaborative" robots - Multi-jointed arms without real authentication and easily-cracked integrity checks [62201] 2. Alpha2 robot by UBTech - Running a version of Google's Android operating system without code-signing and encryption [62201] 3. NAO robot by Softbank - Vulnerabilities due to premature release of development version code [62201] 1 View Details
US Army Bans DJI Drones Due to Cyber Vulnerabilities 2017-08-07 1. DJI drones [62211] 1 View Details
Driverless Cars Vulnerable to Sticker Graffiti Attack 2017-08-07 1. Autonomous vehicle learning algorithms 2. Driverless car visual software 3. Sign recognition software in Tesla's Model S electric cars 1 View Details