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A proposed class action accuses University Hospitals of negligence after an October 22 cyberattack that took its MyChart portal offline; the Cleveland patient's suit, filed October 28, claims more than a million records were exposed, a number University Hospitals has not confirmed. University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center disclosed a cyberattack October 26 that diverted ambulances for about two hours; the BYOD extortion group claims it compromised 36,000 systems, a figure UNM has not confirmed. Philips updated its Node2Shell advisory October 27 for CVE-2026-111497, the Node.js Brotli decoder flaw it first flagged October 26 against PIC iX 4.x; the advisory still names no impacted products or fixed version. Philips updated its PHP2Shell advisory October 27 for CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, adding five more affected products including IntelliSpace Portal V12 and Philips Axon to the seven already listed. NorthShore Health Centers disclosed a data breach to patients October 27, one of several Midwest provider notifications issued that week. Denver Health Medical Plan notified more than 238,000 members October 26 about a vendor-related data incident. A proposed class action accuses University Hospitals of negligence after an October 22 cyberattack that took its MyChart portal offline; the Cleveland patient's suit, filed October 28, claims more than a million records were exposed, a number University Hospitals has not confirmed. University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center disclosed a cyberattack October 26 that diverted ambulances for about two hours; the BYOD extortion group claims it compromised 36,000 systems, a figure UNM has not confirmed. Philips updated its Node2Shell advisory October 27 for CVE-2026-111497, the Node.js Brotli decoder flaw it first flagged October 26 against PIC iX 4.x; the advisory still names no impacted products or fixed version. Philips updated its PHP2Shell advisory October 27 for CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, adding five more affected products including IntelliSpace Portal V12 and Philips Axon to the seven already listed. NorthShore Health Centers disclosed a data breach to patients October 27, one of several Midwest provider notifications issued that week. Denver Health Medical Plan notified more than 238,000 members October 26 about a vendor-related data incident.
Saturday, October 31, 2026 Issue #499  ·  Est. 2025
Independent brief for device makers
Manufacturers // Tandem Diabetes Care // Products

Basal-IQ Technology

Interoperable Automated Glycemic Controller, Insulin Suspend. Attributes come from Tandem Diabetes Care's own public documentation for this product.

Attributes

Signals
Mobile app Closed-loop control Therapy delivery Wireless connectivity
Properties (MITRE EMB3D)
PID-31 Application-level software is present and running on the device PID-33 Device includes interactive applications, services, or user interfaces PID-41 Device exposes remote network services PID-411 Device exposes remote services with the ability to send, receive, view or modify sensitive information or configurations
Platform
iOS companion app: iOS app
Attributes: component types
API Display Generic Application Local Application Local Service Mobile Application Pump Sensor Modules User Interface
Attributes: interface types
BLE Bluetooth Unknown
Attributes: assets
Patient Data Sensor Data Software Configuration
Attributes: dataflows
Automated insulin dosing software to pump (commands, with confirmation returned) Basal-IQ to ACE pump (suspend/resume insulin delivery commands) CGM to insulin pump via Bluetooth (real-time glucose readings) User to bolus calculator (manually entered glucose values and pump insulin delivery data) iCGM to Basal-IQ software via BLE (interstitial sensor glucose values)

Matched threat intel

8

Advisories in our coverage that share an attribute with this product. A shared attribute is a lead, not a finding. The status column shows only what Tandem Diabetes Care has said.

AdvisoryDateSharedTandem Diabetes Care status
Flow Neuroscience FL-100 ships a shared Bluetooth credential in every unitAug 13, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Hidden BLE commands can switch off a vagus nerve stimulator’s safety limitsAug 11, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
A 9.8 in a power wheelchair: BLE takeover with no authenticationDec 30, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Medtronic MiniMed 600 series pumps expose pairing protocol details to nearby attackersSep 20, 2022Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Ossur Logic mobile app shipped hard-coded credentials and a static token in its binaryDec 19, 2024Same platformiOS appNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Apollo Pharmacy APG-01 BT glucose meter sends readings over BLE in cleartextJun 18, 2026Same attributes (interface and component types)BLE, Mobile ApplicationNo feedback feed from manufacturer
SOOIL Dana Diabecare RS insulin pump and apps can be spoofed and bypassed over BluetoothJan 12, 2021Same attributes (interface and component types)BLE, Mobile ApplicationNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Fresenius lists Conox anesthesia monitor as affected by BLUFFS Bluetooth flawApr 10, 2024Same signalsNo feedback feed from manufacturer

Threats and weaknesses in matched advisories

MITRE EMB3D threats
TID-310 Remotely Accessible Unauthenticated Services TID-311 Default Credentials TID-317 Predictable Cryptographic Key TID-328 Hardcoded Credentials TID-329 Improper Password Storage TID-401 Undocumented Protocol Features TID-406 Unauthorized Messages or Connections TID-407 Missing Message Replay Protection TID-408 Unencrypted Sensitive Data Communication TID-411 Weak/Insecure Cryptographic Protocol
CWE weaknesses
CWE-1392 Use of Default Credentials CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing CWE-294 Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials