Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is seeking federal investigations into internet-connected medical devices manufactured in China, warning that compromised equipment could expose Americans to cybersecurity threats from malign foreign actors.
Cotton, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter dated May 26 to Kyle Diamantas, acting commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Nick Andersen, acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
“American patients’ exposure to compromised Chinese-made medical devices poses a risk to both national security and public health,” Cotton wrote.
Extraction of data from these compromised devices by foreign actors can lead to “widespread identity theft, insurance fraud, extortion, and more sophisticated scams against American patients,” according to Cotton….
Senator Cotton Calls for Federal Investigations Into China-Made Medical Devices
