Boston Scientific Hit by Cyberattack, Global Operations Affected

Boston Scientific said on Wednesday that a cybersecurity incident had disrupted global operations, including some information systems used to process and ship customer orders.

The medical device maker said it detected the incident on Aug. 25 and had activated incident-response procedures, working with third-party cybersecurity specialists to investigate and contain the threat.

Shares of the Massachusetts-based company fell 3.5% premarket.

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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.

The attack is expected to continue affecting parts of the company’s business while recovery efforts are underway, Boston Scientific said.

Boston Scientific said it had not determined whether the incident was reasonably likely to have a material impact on its business.

An investigation is ongoing, but the full scope and nature of the incident have not yet been determined.

(Reporting by Sahil Pandey in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid)