Cyberattacks freeze pacemaker monitoring as McKesson breach exposes patient records
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Boston Scientific reports an ongoing breach that has disrupted on-premise systems and halted new remote monitoring for cardiac devices, with ICM data needing manual transfer and no timeline for full restoration as manufacturing and shipping are affected. Separately, McKesson confirmed a breach tied to ShinyHunters, claiming access to Snowflake and Salesforce and the theft of millions of patient records (potentially up to 284 million), including personal and medical details; the attackers reportedly used voice phishing, while McKesson urges caution about the claimed numbers as investigations continue.
- Healthcare cyberattacks hit pacemakers and millions of patient records The Register
- McKesson confirms cyber incident after ShinyHunters claims patient-data theft Malwarebytes
- Hackers claim millions of patient records stolen during data breach at healthcare giant McKesson TechCrunch
- McKesson Confirms Data Breach as Attacker Deadline Looms SecurityWeek
- McKesson stock holds firm as cyberattack and dividend date converge AD HOC NEWS
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