St. Jude Medical announced that a third-party security research firm has found more flaws in the Merlin@home Transmitter medical device. It has patched the vulnerabilities, which leave the device exposed to a man-in-the-middle attack.
The organization released the update Monday for the Merlin@home inductor models – increasing the number of vulnerable devices of the same model patched with its Jan. 9 advisory. The Merlin@home cardiac devices allows remote care management for patients with scheduled transmissions, patient-initiated transmissions and daily monitoring.
