Windows 7 is a Burden!

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Hospitals Running Medical Equipment
Based on Windows 7 Are at Risk!

 

The articles mention that hospitals and clinics usually work with obsolete equipment that still run Windows 7, an OS that is no longer supported by MS. It means they have a vulnerability exploited by malware better known as BlueKeep. What's the heck is that?  

BlueKeep is a vulnerability in Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) service which was discovered last year and impacts Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008.

BlueKeep, a remote code execution vulnerability, can be manipulated to become a worm!

You gotta know that MS had issued a patch for BlueKeep after it came to light in May 2019.

As you might already know, RDP lets you access other devices, manage them and show its contents and running apps on your screen. If it's hacked, then your private data and the hospital's are easy prey for anybody who could publish that or sell it to third parties or blackmail you in case you don't wanna let other people know anything about it. There's also a high potential risk of showing incorrect medical information that could end up in a bad diagnosis and even the deceases of several patients.

Short Article
https://www.linuxexperten.com/news/medic...g-bluekeep
Lengthy Article
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cybersecur...-bluekeep/

Even if they were using a newer version of Windows, even up to 10, the DejaBlue famility of RDP vulnerabilities could be affecting them.

I really hope hospitals upgrade or renew their devices or OS's ASAP!