The FDA is investigating allegations about cybersecurity flaws in St. Jude Medical’s cardiac devices, Reuters reports.
In late August, research firm Muddy Waters wrote a report warning investors that St. Jude’s pacemakers and defibrillators could be susceptible to hacking. Muddy Waters also said it had shorted St. Jude Medical’s stock.
St. Jude Medical then filed a lawsuit against Muddy Waters and MedSec Holdings, a cybersecurity research firm that warned Muddy Waters about the potential hacking issues.
“Regardless of the way a vulnerability comes to our attention, we take those allegations very, very seriously,” Suzanne Schwartz, MD, MBA, an FDA official, told Reuters in a telephone interview. “We are putting all of our focus on making sure that we have an understanding of what these allegations are and do a thorough investigation of the claims.”
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