[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fvKhpEcCGIm8og9_lGfiSUPUXDUA7O5wQTddVLRa84q8":3},{"article":4,"iocs":34},{"id":5,"title":6,"slug":7,"summary":8,"ai_summary":9,"brief":10,"full_text":11,"url":12,"image_url":13,"published_at":14,"ingested_at":15,"relevance_score":16,"entities":17,"category_id":21,"category":22,"article_tags":26},"55112908-97fc-4d1f-8f27-716c15065680","Cyberattack Causes Global Disruption at Boston Scientific","cyberattack-causes-global-disruption-at-boston-scientific-c5ec63","The cybersecurity incident has disrupted Boston Scientific’s ability to process and ship customer orders. The post Cyberattack Causes Global Disruption at Boston Scientific appeared first on SecurityWeek.","Medical technology company Boston Scientific detected a cybersecurity incident on August 25th that has caused significant disruption to its global operations. The attack led to a network outage and impacted access to critical operating systems and business applications, including the ability to process and ship customer orders. The full scope and impact of the incident are still under investigation, and it remains unclear if sensitive data was compromised.","Cyberattack disrupts Boston Scientific's global operations, impacting order processing and shipping.","US medical technology giant Boston Scientific has been targeted in a cyberattack that has caused significant disruption to its global operations. Boston Scientific develops and manufactures devices and therapies used primarily in cardiology, neurology, oncology, and other interventional medical procedures. The company said it detected a cybersecurity incident affecting some IT systems on August 25. The attack caused a network outage and disrupted operations. “The incident has impacted access to certain operating systems and business applications, including the ability to process and ship customer orders,” Boston Scientific noted in a statement shared on its website. The company said it could not provide a timeline for full restoration of affected systems. “The Company’s investigation of the cybersecurity incident is ongoing, and the full scope, nature and impacts, including operational and financial impacts, of the incident are not yet known,” Boston Scientific said in an SEC filing on Wednesday.Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. It’s unclear whether the incident has also resulted in a data breach. It’s not uncommon for intrusions that cause significant disruption to involve the theft of personal and other sensitive information. No known cybercrime group appears to have taken credit for an attack on Boston Scientific. SecurityWeek has reached out to the company to find out whether a ransomware or extortion group is behind the attack and will update this article if it responds. Related: Sensitive Information Exposed in Nutex Health Data Breach Related: ReliaQuest Confirms ShinyHunters Hack, but Says Impact Was Limited Related: Personal Information Exposed in Apollo Global Data Breach Related: Cl0p Ransomware Group Names Over 40 Victims of PTC Windchill Campaign Written By Eduard Kovacs Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is senior managing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher before starting a career in journalism in 2011. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering. Daily Briefing Newsletter Subscribe to the SecurityWeek Email Briefing for the latest cybersecurity threats, trends, and expert insights. 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