Boston Scientific external network device breached, halting global manufacturing and shipping

According to CNBC, US medical device maker Boston Scientific disclosed a cyberattack in an SEC filing on August 26 that disrupted access to company information systems and applications, including shipment services ^[1]. The company said it identified the incident on August 25, causing a network outage that affected manufacturing, order processing and shipping; CrowdStrike's final investigation found the attacker entered through an external-facing network device into part of the on-premises IT environment, with no evidence customer or patient data was accessed or exfiltrated ^[2][3]. The company says customers and partners may resume normal business and system connections, and during the outage orders could be submitted electronically via EDI and local applications ^[3][2].

Industries mainly affected: Healthcare, Manufacturing

1. Customers and partners may resume normal business and system connections per the company's assessment .