August 13, 2024 at 10:12AM
Researchers discovered critical security flaws in Microsoft’s Azure Health Bot Service, allowing unauthorized access to patient data and system resources. Tenable reported finding vulnerabilities related to data connections and an endpoint supporting the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources data exchange format. Microsoft has since patched these issues, emphasizing the importance of securing AI chatbots in healthcare.
Key takeaways from the meeting notes:
1. Cybersecurity researchers discovered two security flaws in Microsoft’s Azure Health Bot Service that could allow malicious actors to achieve lateral movement within customer environments and access sensitive patient data.
2. Tenable reported the critical issues to Microsoft in June and July 2024, and Microsoft has since rolled out fixes to all regions.
3. The vulnerabilities highlighted the importance of traditional web app and cloud security in the context of AI chatbots.
4. The disclosure of these vulnerabilities comes after the detailing of an attack technique called UnOAuthorized, which affected Microsoft Entra ID and has since been addressed by Microsoft.
5. There is no evidence of the vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild.
It is important to note that these vulnerabilities have been patched, and the appropriate security measures have been taken to ensure the protection of sensitive patient data.