Florida AG subpoenas Chinese company over 'compromised' medical devices that can transmit private data

Florida AG James Uthmeier says a Chinese medical device maker has a disturbing built-in 'backdoor' to its product that can transmit patient data to the Chinese Communist Party.

"CCP land ownership is bad, but it’s [the] tip of the iceberg. Their industrial property holdings are worse, as is their port access. Perhaps worst of all is their deep penetration of critical infrastructure and govt systems." 

In a press release announcing the legal action, Uthmeier accused Contec of potential cybersecurity risks, including violations of state consumer protection law, alleging there is evidence the company has been producing patient health monitoring devices inside the United States for over a decade, while simultaneously concealing "serious security problems" related to its products.

The patient monitoring device in question, the CMS800, has also been accused of operating a "backdoor" by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).