High 8.2
CVE-2026-17583
AI-assisted undetectable tampering of DNA evidence via software flaw
Vendor / product: Thermo Fisher Scientific Applied Biosystems human-identification systems
Event date: 2026-05-01
Public PoC: Yes
First tracked by RiskWire: 2026-07-28
Sources & citations (15)
- DNA Evidence Tampering Could Now Be Undetectable Thanks To AI Code techround.co.uk · 2026-08-04
- Researchers used AI-assisted code to undetectably tamper with data from computerized scans of physical DNA evidence produced by widely used crime-lab machines — vulnerable DNA files ‘lack the same level of tamper-evident markings that we require for a paper bag' tech.yahoo.com · 2026-08-03
- Security Flaw Placed 30 Years of DNA Evidence at Risk of Hacking wsj.com · 2026-08-02
- Security flaw placed 30 tears of DNA evidence at risk of hacking hindustantimes.com · 2026-08-02
- A flaw in crime-lab software let AI rewrite DNA evidence in 45 minutes, without a trace. thenextweb.com · 2026-08-03
- A flaw let AI rewrite DNA evidence, undetected thenextweb.com · 2026-08-03
- 'We've been behind the ball for so long': Experts say DNA samples from crime-scene forensics can be modified and even switched using an AI tool techradar.com · 2026-08-03
- US crime lab DNA files vulnerable to undetectable tampering, researchers say caliber.az · 2026-08-03
- Scientist warns that DNA files at most of America's crime labs are at risk of being hacked due to a loophole that goes back to 1995 timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 2026-08-04
- Security Flaw in Crime Lab DNA Equipment Left Decades of Evidence Vulnerable to Tampering breitbart.com · 2026-08-04
- Wall Street Journal: DNA test data in US found to be vulnerable to hacking for 30 years news.am · 2026-08-03
- Thermo Fisher Patches Flaw That Could Make DNA File Tampering Nearly Undetectable thehackernews.com · 2026-08-03
- Thermo Fisher DNA Analysis Software Flaw Lets Attackers Secretly Alter Test Data gbhackers.com · 2026-08-04
- Thermo Fisher Patches Forensic DNA File Tampering Flaw in Its Software hackread.com · 2026-08-04
- DNA Test Software Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Alter Analysis Data cybersecuritynews.com · 2026-08-03
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