Medical Device Maker LivaNova Hit In Cyberattack

November 10, 2024

INCIDENT

Medical device manufacturer, LivaNova, suffered a cyberattack on October 26, 2023, which the company said it discovered November 19, 2023.
“The incident resulted in a disruption to portions of our IT systems,” the company said in an advisory. “Promptly after detecting the issue, we began an investigation with assistance from external cybersecurity experts and coordinated with law enforcement. We took action to remediate the issue, such as taking certain systems offline.” As a result of the attack, the company is offering identity protection and credit monitoring for the victims. No further information was available

Incident Date

October 26, 2023

Estimated Cost

IT Systems taken offline

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified