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In a discussion on AI threats to medical devices, a commenter questions the network security of Intuitive Surgical's Da Vinci machine, using it as an example of a system potentially vulnerable to...

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In a discussion on AI threats to medical devices, a commenter questions the network security of Intuitive Surgical's Da Vinci machine, using it as an example of a system potentially vulnerable to hacking.

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RedditSep 10, 2026By u/AlternativeWhich2947

r/MedicalDevices

The threat of AI and the rise of robotic surgery

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  • [comment u/Soger91] "AI hacking into those systems" requires a model currently accessing your hospital network.

  • [comment u/Soger91] Why is there a model on your hospital network, how did it access your internal VPNs, why is your Da Vinci machine also networked...so many questions.

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  • “"AI hacking into those systems" requires a model currently accessing your hospital network. Why is there a model on your hospital network, how did it access your internal VPNs, why is your Da Vinci machine also networked...so many questions. You're worried about this scenario but not someone malicious with a USB stick?”

    u/Soger917 points · Sep 10, 2026View

  • “Hospitals have really bad security protocols for devices already. Worked in cyber and tried to sell endpoint sec ops to them. Really rude. Really arrogant CISOs”

    u/Solid_Signature_74476 points · Sep 10, 2026View

  • “As with 99% of AI discussions all these fears are so overblown and over dramatized.”

    u/acunc1 points · Sep 10, 2026View

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