{"id":67717,"date":"2026-08-26T18:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/67717"},"modified":"2026-08-26T18:52:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:52:40","slug":"boston-scientific-hit-by-cyberattack-global-operations-affected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/67717","title":{"rendered":"Boston Scientific hit by cyberattack, global operations affected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>Boston Scientific said on Wednesday that a cybersecurity incident had disrupted global operations, \u200bincluding some information systems used to process \u200cand ship customer orders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The medical device maker said it detected the incident on August 25 and had activated incident-response \u200bprocedures, working with third-party cybersecurity specialists to investigate \u200band contain the threat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Shares of the company fell \u2060about 4% in morning trading.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The incident is the latest in a series of cyberattacks to hit the healthcare sector, with medical device makers Abbott Laboratories, Stryker and Medtronic, health insurer Clover Health, drugmaker Novo Nordisk and drug-delivery equipment supplier West Pharmaceutical Services among those recently hit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The attack \u200bis expected to continue to affect parts of the company\u2019s business while recovery efforts are underway, Boston Scientific said.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Evercore ISI analyst Vijay Kumar said Stryker\u2019s cybersecurity incident earlier this year took about three weeks to resolve and assuming \u200ba similar recovery \u200btimeline, Boston \u2060Scientific could face a roughly 600 to 700 basis-point impact on third-quarter revenue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Boston Scientific said it has not determined whether the incident was reasonably likely to have a material impact on its business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>An investigation is ongoing, but the \u2060full \u200bscope and nature of the incident \u200bhave not yet been determined, the company said.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/boston-scientific-hit-by-cyberattack-global-operations-affected\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Scientific said on Wednesday that a cybersecurity incident had disrupted global operations, \u200bincluding some information systems used to process \u200cand ship customer orders. The medical device maker said it detected the incident on August 25 and had activated incident-response \u200bprocedures, working with third-party cybersecurity specialists to investigate \u200band contain the threat. 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