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Spectrum Laboratory Products Suffers Cyberattack

August 26, 2026

New Brunswick, New Jersey-based supplier of laboratory equipment and supplies, Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc., suffered a cyberattack where personally identifiable information ended up stolen in the hack.
In August, the company began notifying individuals their personal information may have been affected by a data security incident.
According to a notification letter filed with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office and dated August 26, Spectrum Laboratory Products, informed affected individuals of the data security incident affecting their personal information. The letter does not specify the cause of the incident, when the company discovered it , or the type of the data involved.

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Boston Scientific Operations Hit in Attack

August 25, 2026

Most of manufacturing is back up and running after a cyberattack against Marlbourgh, Massachusetts-based medical device maker Boston Scientific Corporation that is “likely to have a material impact on the company’s results of operations for the third quarter and full year 2026.”
In a new 8-K report filed September 7 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the beleaguered company said it identified a cybersecurity incident that affected certain of its information technology systems and resulted in a global disruption to the company’s operations.
Upon detection, the company activated its incident response protocols, and since then has been working, with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity experts, to investigate, assess and contain the impact of the incident and to restore operations.

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Medical Device Maker Medtronic Hit with Ransomware

April 15, 2026

Dublin, Ireland-based medical device maker, Medtronic Inc. was the victim of a cybersecurity incident where personal health information for 3.8 million people ended up stolen by a ransomware group.
Medtronic confirmed the cybersecurity breach impacting corporate IT systems attributed to the ShinyHunters extortion group.
“On April 15, 2026, Medtronic became aware of unusual activity on certain corporate IT systems,” the company said in a notice to victims. “Medtronic launched an investigation with the assistance of leading third-party cybersecurity experts to determine the impact and scope of the incident.”

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Cyberattack at Wellness Product Maker, Perrigo

March 4, 2026

Allegan, Michigan-based health and wellness product provider, Perrigo Company, suffered a cyberattack in March where personally identifiable information ended up stolen in the hack.
“On March 4, 2026, Perrigo detected a cybersecurity incident targeting two employee email accounts,” the company said in a notice to victims. “Upon learning of the incident, we immediately contained and remediated the unauthorized access that same day.”
As a result of the attack, the company launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists to determine the nature and scope of the unauthorized access. It also notified law enforcement.

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Animal Health Product Maker, Durvet, Hit in Cyberattack

October 18, 2025

Blue Springs, Missouri-based animal health product manufacturer, Durvet, Inc. suffered a cyberattack in October and is now letting victims know their personally identifiable information ended up stolen in the attack.
“On October 17, 2025, Durvet learned of suspicious activity on certain systems in its environment,” the company said in a letter to victims. “In response, Durvet immediately took steps to secure the network and initiated an investigation into the nature and scope of the event with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists.”
As a result of that investigation, Durvet determined its environment was subject to unauthorized access between October 17, 2025 to October 18, 2025. At that time the attackers stole or copied information.

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Pro-Iranian Attack on MI-Based Medical Device Maker, Stryker

March 11, 2026

Major medical device maker, Stryker, suffered a cyberattack claimed by pro-Iranian threat actors that caused a “global network disruption,” company officials said. That disruption affected manufacturing operations.
“Stryker is experiencing a global network disruption to our Microsoft environment as a result of a cyberattack,” the Portage, Michigan-based company said in an advisory on its website. “We have no indication of ransomware or malware and believe the incident is contained.
“Our teams are working rapidly to understand the impact of the attack on our systems.

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Cyberattack at Tecan Technology Development Boston

December 2, 2025

Woburn, Massachusetts-based medical instrumentation maker Tecan Technology Development Boston, Inc. (T-TDB) suffered a cyberattack in December where threat actors made off with victims’ personally identifiable information.
“On December 2, T-TDB detected a cybersecurity incident impacting its systems at that location,” the company said in a letter to victims. “Upon learning of the incident, we took immediate action to secure the environment and launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists to determine the nature and scope of the unauthorized access.”
The company also notified the FBI office that is investigating the actor responsible for this incident.

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Catalyst RCM Attack Leads to Ransomware Hacks

November 13, 2025

Katy, Texas-based Catalyst RCM fell victim to a cyberattack resulting in its clients losing their customers’ information in a multi-organization ransomware hack.
Catalyst lost information in connection with the medical coding and billing services provided to Charleston, South Carolina-based molecular diagnostics laboratory, Vikor Scientific, Charleston-based Korgene, and Tampa, Florida-based KorPath diagnostic laboratories.
All three companies, Vikor, Korgene and KorPath fell victim to a ransomware attack from the Everest Group, according to a report from Ransomware Live. Everest ransom group collects and analyzes information about their victims. They specialize in customer privacy data, financial information, databases, credit card information, and more. The Everest ransom group leaks the victim’s data to the darknet and they announce any victim that will not contact them will suffer from a data leak.

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Sault Tribe Cyberattack Forces System Shutdowns

February 9, 2025

In February 2025, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan was hit by a major ransomware cyberattack that forced the shutdown of computer and phone systems across tribal government offices, health centers, businesses and all five of its Kewadin Casinos beginning February 9, 2025. Tribal leaders immediately took systems offline, engaged cybersecurity experts, and refused to pay the hackers’ ransom demand, opting instead to restore operations and strengthen IT defenses. The phased reopening of the casinos began on February 26, 2025, and most services were restored in the following weeks, though some health and administrative functions continued under limited capacity during forensic review.

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Cyberattack at Medical Instrumentation Maker, Cytek Biosciences

November 1, 2025

Fremont, California-based medical instrumentation maker, Cytek Biosciences, Inc., suffered a cyberattack in November which resulted in threat actors stealing personally identifiable information in the hack.
“Cytek Biosciences experienced a data security incident involving unauthorized access to certain of our systems that occurred on or around November 1, 2025,” the company said in a letter to victims. “Based on our investigation, we learned on or around November 28, 2025, that, in connection with this issue, an unauthorized party obtained certain of your personal information.”
The information varied by affected individual and may have included, to the extent provided to Cytek, name, contact information (e.g., postal address, email address, and phone number), date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number, government-issued ID number, citizenship status, signature, health and medical information, financial account and compensation information, as well as Cytek employee account username and password.

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