<story><title>Chaos Computer Club saves the German healthcare system 400M Euros</title><url>https://www.ccc.de/de/updates/2022/konnektoren-400-millionen-geschenk</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>jonathanstrange</author><text>For anyone who doesn&amp;#x27;t read German, here is a summary: The company in charge of the connectors for the health care system &amp;quot;Telematik&amp;quot; built devices with certificates that expire after 5 years. Instead of updating thousands of machines with new certificates, the company claims these need to be replaced for a total cost of 400M Euro. The CCC showed how the firmware can be changed to accept new certificates, making the hardware replacement unnecessary, and offers to assist hospitals and doctor&amp;#x27;s offices with the software patch. However, the company &amp;quot;gematik&amp;quot; who delivers these connection endpoints first has to sign the new certificates, which they so far haven&amp;#x27;t agreed to.&lt;p&gt;What&amp;#x27;s worse about this story is that the company apparently planned the hardware replacement in a way that it would have to be replaced again in 2027, and they still were awarded the contracts for this multi-million dollar project.</text></comment>
<story><title>Chaos Computer Club saves the German healthcare system 400M Euros</title><url>https://www.ccc.de/de/updates/2022/konnektoren-400-millionen-geschenk</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>tonnydourado</author><text>&amp;gt; Finally, the CCC appeals to the manufacturers of the connectors to look for honest ways of earning a living.&lt;p&gt;This is fucking brilliant XD</text></comment>