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Cyberattack Halts Boston Scientific Global Shipments
26 Aug
Summary
- Cybersecurity incident disrupted global operations for Boston Scientific.
- Order processing and customer shipments were affected by the breach.
- Company detected the incident on August 25 and is investigating.
Boston Scientific announced on Wednesday that a cybersecurity incident has severely disrupted its global operations. The breach, detected on August 25, specifically affected critical information systems responsible for processing and shipping customer orders.
In response to the incident, the medical device manufacturer has initiated its established incident-response procedures. They are actively working with external cybersecurity experts to thoroughly investigate the threat and implement measures to contain it.
The market reacted to the news, with Boston Scientific's shares declining by 3.5% in premarket trading following the announcement of the operational disruption.
