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Florida’s Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier launched a legal lawsuit against Chinese medical device manufacturers this week accusing the company of selling “compromising” medical devices, allegedly including “backdoors” that include bad actors that can be manipulated.
Medical equipment company Contec Medical Systems Co., Ltd. Headquartered in China The state Department of Agriculture office provided subpoena this week for sales departments operating in Florida.
exist Press release Uthmeier announced a legal lawsuit accusing CONTEC of potential cybersecurity risks, including violations of state consumer protection laws, claiming there is evidence that the company has been manufacturing patient health monitoring devices in the U.S. for more than a decade while covering up “serious safety issues” related to its products.
The CMS800 patient monitoring device is also accused of operating a “backdoor” by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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“The issues include a built-in ‘backdoor’ that could enable bad actors to display data on devices without the knowledge and programming of the patient or provider, which automatically transfers patient information to an IP address owned by Chinese universities,” Uthmeier said. “These issues are particularly concerning, as the FBI has previously warned hackers to target U.S. healthcare systems. Federal agencies recommend disconnecting or disabling these monitors.”
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is taking legal action against Chinese medical device maker CONTEC, which allegedly sells tortured devices with backdoors that transfer patient data to China. (Getty Image)
Focus listed at Uthmeier includes CONTEC and the efforts of distributing its products to represent Contec’s efforts Patient monitoring Even if FDA and other international standards are approved, even if they are not approved by the FDA, they do not meet the global standards claimed by the company.
Uthmeier also accused one of CONTEC’s distributors whose patient monitors (Miami-based Epsimed) hide the devices they are selling CONTEC by remarking it as their own.
“CCP land ownership is terrible, but it’s the tip of the iceberg. They have worse industrial property holdings, as are port accesses. Perhaps the worst is their deep penetration into critical infrastructure and government systems.”
Meanwhile, Uthmeier also issued a subpoena to epsimed, adding that while conce and epsimed represent patient monitoring devices because of some quality assurance for safety and reliability, it also includes a backdoor and transmits patient information to China. ”
Fox News Digital repeatedly approached Contec in this story, but received no response.
Epsimed’s CEO Jose Mena confirmed receiving a subpoena from Uthmeier and said they are working together “100%”.
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“We don’t sell these monitors in the United States, our customers are in Latin America,” Mener added.
“The monitor is hardly used for internet connections,” he continued. “To make the monitor connect to the internet and pose a threat, it requires a central monitoring system that we have never provided before, meaning that monitors for sale at epsimed are currently used as a standalone basis (no connection to the internet). Finally, and most importantly, CONTEC MONITORS IN concec Monitors is vulnerable once we gain knowledge in 2025.
Security experts raised concerns about transferring data to medical devices transmitted by third parties. (iStock)
Uthmeier’s legal action is the first step in the ongoing effort that could result in damages, civil penalties or injunctions to these companies, and it’s a week After Chinese experts issued an alarm The growing capabilities of Chinese companies have the potential to help CCP undermine the United States from within. The warning follows a warning after Israel’s massive attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites launched by Israel through its drone base built on Iranian soil and weapons systems. Enter Iran.
Public officials on both sides of the aisle are increasingly warning China about growing land and asset controls in the United States, which may help them to break out between the world’s two greatest economic superpowers.
The flags of the United States and China flutter at the Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai, China. (Wang Gang/VCG via Getty Images)
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“The United States must choose to be serious or lose the war,” CEO and founder Michael Lucy National Armored Operationa conservative group whose mission is to develop and develop national-level solutions for global security threats His X account The following Israeli attacks.
“CCP land ownership is bad, but it is the tip of the iceberg. Their industrial property is poorly held, and so is the access to the port. Perhaps the worst is their deep penetration into them Critical Infrastructure and government systems. ”
Lucci added that Uthmeier’s legal action news is that patients “need to feel safe when receiving care without worrying that their medical devices will send their data back to communist China.”
