{
  "id": 4762875,
  "title": "Healthcare cyberattacks hit pacemakers and millions of patient records",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/healthcare-cyberattacks-hit-pacemakers-and-millions-of-patient-records",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-31T22:10:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/08/31/healthcare-cyberattacks-hit-pacemakers-and-millions-of-patient-records/5293537"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two prominent healthcare firms, Boston Scientific and McKesson, disclosed on the weekend further details regarding separate cyberattacks that disrupted global operations and resulted in stolen patient data. Boston Scientific, a medical-device maker, reported that its IT systems were hacked last week, and the cyberattack continues. The attack affected pacemakers and other heart devices implanted after the breach on August 25, preventing remote monitoring and data transmission as intended. Additionally, McKesson, a pharmaceutical and medical supply giant, confirmed a breach on Friday, after ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for accessing their Snowflake and Salesforce instances and stealing millions of patients' data. McKesson stated that distribution centers are still operational and they continue to ship products. The firm has \"reasonable assurance\" that the cyber intruders have been removed from the third-party environments and are not targeting McKesson's systems.",
  "summary": "McKesson admits breach as ShinyHunters demands $55.2M",
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        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "Healthcare cyberattacks hit pacemakers and millions of patient records",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/healthcare-cyberattacks-hit-pacemakers-and-millions-of-patient-records-4766319",
        "published": "2026-08-31T22:10:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}