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> Contec Medical Systems Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as CONTEC) focusing on research, manufacture and distribution of medical instruments, was founded in

> Contec Medical Systems Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as CONTEC) focusing on research, manufacture and distribution of medical instruments, was founded in 1996 as a high-tech company. CONTEC locates in Economic & Technical Development Zone in Qinhuangdao covered an area of 125 acres and building area of over 100000 square meter, which is one of the largest bases for R & D and production of medical devices in China. https://contechealth.com/pages/company-introduction https://contechealth.com/pages/company-introduction I doubt it.

lenerdenator 2y ago
I work in medical software. If you think the FDA or other regulating bodies wouldn't immediately tell care providers to yank these devices, you might be in for a surprise. What's more mysterious to me is why there's a back door in a device like this. Seems like a bizarre way to attack your enemy.
- axus 2y ago
  Why attack people when you can exploit their data to make money. This is some growth "hacking" to make a list of sales leads.
  - lenerdenator 2y ago
    Because there are far, far simpler ways to figure out what a hospital wants, or what a patient needs to deal with their health needs. I'm going to bet that the completely legal practice of building a profile off of what a person has installed on their phone and their web searches is more effective than collecting their vitals and turning that into sales leads. You could just ask the health system what they need. That's what leads to a lot of our product initiatives. It almost makes me wonder if there's a component in the hardware or software that's shared with other devices manufactured in China that are better attack vectors and they just tossed it into this one because, hey, it works.
    - numbsafari 2y ago
      The inverse of “defense in depth” is “flooding the zone”.
    - M95D 2y ago
      Can't gather data new data from the phone if that person is in a coma. But, hey, now the relatives can get coffin adverts before the doctor brings the bad news! /s That backdoor, if it reports to a university, is probably put there to facilitate a study/diploma/phd or something like that.

lenerdenator 2y ago

I work in medical software. If you think the FDA or other regulating bodies wouldn't immediately tell care providers to yank these devices, you might be in for a surprise. What's more mysterious to me is why there's a back door in a device like this. Seems like a bizarre way to attack your enemy.

axus 2y ago
Why attack people when you can exploit their data to make money. This is some growth "hacking" to make a list of sales leads.
- lenerdenator 2y ago
  Because there are far, far simpler ways to figure out what a hospital wants, or what a patient needs to deal with their health needs. I'm going to bet that the completely legal practice of building a profile off of what a person has installed on their phone and their web searches is more effective than collecting their vitals and turning that into sales leads. You could just ask the health system what they need. That's what leads to a lot of our product initiatives. It almost makes me wonder if there's a component in the hardware or software that's shared with other devices manufactured in China that are better attack vectors and they just tossed it into this one because, hey, it works.
  - numbsafari 2y ago
    The inverse of “defense in depth” is “flooding the zone”.
  - M95D 2y ago
    Can't gather data new data from the phone if that person is in a coma. But, hey, now the relatives can get coffin adverts before the doctor brings the bad news! /s That backdoor, if it reports to a university, is probably put there to facilitate a study/diploma/phd or something like that.