In recent months, another hacker team has been attacking medical institutions. A report released by Symantec on Thursday showed that in addition to attacking personal computers, its targets include computers that control X-rays, MRI and other medical devices.
The hacker group called Orangeworm launched attacks on health care organizations in the United States, Asia and Europe, but it is mainly active in the United States. According to Symantec, Orangeworm does not perform sabotage, but instead uses the medical devices used to process and view X-rays and MRI images to obtain more information for corporate espionage.
Alan Neville, a researcher at Symantec, said: "Because these attacks attempt to maintain long-term infection and activity on the target device, the hacker seems to want to understand how these devices operate. We have not yet obtained any evidence that these attackers are currently present. Plan to implement destructive activities."
But this does not mean that these attackers will not implement more aggressive behavior. Neville added that once they successfully infected their computer with their malware Kwampirs, an attacker could download and execute additional modules in memory to extend the functionality of the malware Kwampirs. These modules can be tailored to the environment of the target being attacked to help the attacker perform any desired operation on those devices. In addition to this intention, Symantec said that Orangeworm is also interested in "machines used to help patients sign consent."
Orangeworm is not just for the medical industry, its secondary goals include the manufacturing, IT, agriculture and logistics industries. Symantec said that these industries are related to the medical industry to some extent.
Researchers have been unable to track which country the Orangeworm came from. Although this espionage seems to be a government job, Symantec says it is unlikely to come from a government. The company wrote in a blog post on Monday: "Although Orangeworm has been active for several years, we don't think this organization has a state-sponsored character. It may be just a job for a person or a small group. There is no Technical and operational signs to determine the source of the group."
This is not the first time a hacker has discovered a way to enter a medical device. WannaCry ransomware once attacked hospitals around the world, and it found a way to attack Bayer Medrad radiology equipment. Network security researchers have long been warning about the safety risks of medical devices, and even pacemakers and insulin pumps are vulnerable. Now, with the advent of the Orangeworm, it is clear that these technical devices are being attacked by hackers hiding in the dark.
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