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CISA and FDA Warn of Critical Backdoor in Contec CMS8000 Patient Monitors – Go Health Pro

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CISA and FDA Warn of Critical Backdoor in Contec CMS8000 Patient Monitors – Go Health Pro

Jan 31, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Healthcare The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued alerts about the presence of hidden functionality in Contec CMS8000 patient monitors and Epsimed MN-120 patient monitors. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0626, carries a CVSS v4 score of 7.7 on a scale … Read more

New VPN Backdoor – Schneier on Security – Go Health Pro

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New VPN Backdoor A newly discovered VPN backdoor uses some interesting tactics to avoid detection: When threat actors use backdoor malware to gain access to a network, they want to make sure all their hard work can’t be leveraged by competing groups or detected by defenders. One countermeasure is to equip the backdoor with a … Read more

Code found online exploits LogoFAIL to install Bootkitty Linux backdoor – Go Health Pro

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Code found online exploits LogoFAIL to install Bootkitty Linux backdoor – Go Health Pro

Normally, Secure Boot prevents the UEFI from running all subsequent files unless they bear a digital signature certifying those files are trusted by the device maker. The exploit bypasses this protection by injecting shell code stashed in a malicious bitmap image displayed by the UEFI during the boot-up process. The injected code installs a cryptographic key … Read more

Mega Backdoor Roth IRA: Supercharging Your Retirement Savings – Go Health Pro

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Mega Backdoor Roth IRA: Supercharging Your Retirement Savings – Go Health Pro

Ever since I started saving for retirement in 1999, I’ve been a proponent of tax-deferred retirement vehicles like the 401(k) and skeptical of tax-now vehicles like the Roth IRA. Working in banking, I was already being taxed out the wazoo and had no desire to pay even more. Frankly, I wasn’t even familiar with the … Read more

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