Boston Scientific disclosed a cyberattack that disrupted IT systems globally, causing a network outage that limited access to operating systems and business applications. The outage has impaired the medical-device manufacturer’s ability to process and ship customer orders, creating potential supply-chain and revenue impacts.
The company activated incident-response procedures and engaged external cybersecurity specialists to investigate and contain the incident. Boston Scientific has not identified an attacker, intrusion vector, malware, data theft, or impact to customer devices and implants; it is still assessing whether production, quality, operational, or financial systems were affected. Restoration timing remains unknown, and regulated manufacturing recovery may require validation of production and quality-record integrity before normal operations resume.

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Boston Scientific publicly announced that the cyberattack was affecting its global operations and order fulfillment. The company had not disclosed an attack vector, responsible threat actor, malware, data exposure, or whether production, quality, customer-device, or implant systems were affected.
Boston Scientific detected a cyberattack that caused a network outage, limiting access to IT systems and business applications worldwide. The outage impaired its ability to process and ship customer orders; the company activated incident response and retained external cybersecurity experts for investigation and containment.
Boston Scientific began efforts to restore information systems affected by the cyberattack while its investigation, supported by third-party cybersecurity experts, remained ongoing. The company had not yet determined the incident's full scope, impact, restoration timeline, or materiality.
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