Boston Scientific: cybersecurity incident disrupting manufacturing, orders and shipping
Boston Scientific's customer update page (latest posted 30 August 2026 8:25 p.m. ET) says it identified a cybersecurity incident on 25 August that caused a network outage and disruption to certain on-premise operating systems and business applications, including manufacturing, order processing and shipping. The company filed an 8-K. It is working with CrowdStrike and other third-party experts. As of the 30 August update it sees no indication of unauthorised activity in its environment related to this incident since 25 August; cloud-based systems are not impacted; the unauthorised activity is limited to certain on-premise systems. Existing implantable CRM device function and previously activated remote monitoring are described as not impacted; new remote-monitoring activations for some cardiac devices are disrupted. No ransomware group had claimed the incident in SecurityWeek's 31 August report. Actor identity is unknown on this desk.
- Exploited in Australia?
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Primary: Boston Scientific customer update (30 Aug 2026) · Vendor: Boston Scientific 8-K (26 Aug 2026) · SecurityWeek (31 Aug 2026)