Healthcare cyberattacks hit pacemakers and millions of patient records

Two major healthcare businesses, Boston Scientific and McKesson - separate cyberattacks disrupted global operations and resulted in stolen patient data, respectively.

Medical-device maker Boston Scientific, whose IT systems were hacked by unknown intruders last week, said the cyberattack remains ongoing. The impact applies to all new cardiac rhythm management implants other than insertable cardiac monitors (ICM).

Pharmaceutical and medical supply giant McKesson over the weekend confirmed an intrusion after ShinyHunters on Friday told The Register it broke into the company’s Snowflake and Salesforce instances and stole millions of patients’ data. McKesson admit breach as ShinyHunters demands $55.2M.