Anaesthetic devices ‘vulnerable to hackers’

An anaesthetic machine that has been used in NHS hospitals can be hacked and controlled remotely if left accessible on a hospital computer network, cyber-security company CyberMDX has claimed. If such an attack were successful, the hacker would be able to change the amount of anaesthetic delivered to a patient, and silence any alarms alerting anaesthetists to the danger. The Aespire and Aestiva 7100 and 7900 devices, made by GE Healthcare, could be targeted by hackers if left accessible on hospital computer networks.