Medtronic Confirms Data Breach Affecting 3.8 Million People

Medtronic has confirmed a data breach affecting 3.8 million people. The company says the ShinyHunters extortion group accessed its corporate IT systems in April and stole patients’ personal and medical information. This is Medtronic’s official confirmed figure, following the group’s earlier claim of accessing a larger set of records. Affected individuals should watch for phishing referencing Medtronic or their medical history, and organizations with Medtronic vendor relationships should review data- sharing agreements and notification obligations.