Medical-device cyberattack trend in healthcare organizations
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24% of healthcare organizations experienced cyber-attacks affecting medical devices over the past year, creating real risk to patient care. In 80% of affected cases, the impact on patients was moderate or significant. The finding, based on a survey of 551 healthcare professionals across the US, UK and Germany, shows device compromise is already disrupting care delivery. It also highlights persistent exposure from unpatched and end-of-support devices.
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Medtronic hit by network compromise
Incident
First: 27.04.2026 16:50
Last: 27.04.2026 16:50
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Medtronic disclosed a **network breach** that reached **certain corporate IT systems**, making it a confirmed victim of a cyber intrusion. The company said there was **no impact**...
Medtronic hit by network compromise
IncidentAbout this happening: Medtronic disclosed a **network breach** that reached **certain corporate IT systems**, making it a confirmed victim of a cyber intrusion. The company said there was **no impact**...
2025 Cyberattack surge disrupting patient care across U.S. healthcare organizations
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First: 03.04.2026 17:05
Last: 03.04.2026 17:05
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In **2025**, **93% of U.S. healthcare organizations** experienced at least one cyberattack, and **72%** said at least one incident **directly disrupted patient care**. The pattern...
2025 Cyberattack surge disrupting patient care across U.S. healthcare organizations
Target TrendAbout this happening: In **2025**, **93% of U.S. healthcare organizations** experienced at least one cyberattack, and **72%** said at least one incident **directly disrupted patient care**. The pattern...
Initial-access handoff time drops to 22 seconds across Mandiant investigations
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First: 23.03.2026 17:00
Last: 23.03.2026 17:00
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Across **Mandiant investigations**, the time from **initial access** to handoff to a **secondary threat group** has collapsed to **22 seconds**, sharply reducing defenders’ window...
Initial-access handoff time drops to 22 seconds across Mandiant investigations
Target TrendAbout this happening: Across **Mandiant investigations**, the time from **initial access** to handoff to a **secondary threat group** has collapsed to **22 seconds**, sharply reducing defenders’ window...
Stryker hit by network compromise
Incident
First: 11.03.2026 18:20
Last: 11.03.2026 18:20
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Stryker suffered a destructive network compromise attributed to Handala/Handala Hack Team, with reporting describing data deletion and widespread device wiping. Early coverage fra...
Stryker hit by network compromise
IncidentAbout this happening: Stryker suffered a destructive network compromise attributed to Handala/Handala Hack Team, with reporting describing data deletion and widespread device wiping. Early coverage fra...
Latest development: 28.03.2026 17:40
Handala Hack is tied to a destructive compromise of Stryker in which company data was deleted and thousands of employee devices were wiped. Stryker later said the incident was contained after it regained access, removed the unauthorized party from its environment, and noted that the breach was confined to its internal Microsoft environment.
Lazarus-associated Medusa extortion campaign targeting U.S. healthcare organizations
Campaign
First: 24.02.2026 13:00
Last: 24.02.2026 13:00
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A **Lazarus**-associated **Medusa ransomware** campaign is targeting **U.S. healthcare organizations**, raising the risk of **extortion**, **data encryption**, and operational dis...
Lazarus-associated Medusa extortion campaign targeting U.S. healthcare organizations
CampaignAbout this happening: A **Lazarus**-associated **Medusa ransomware** campaign is targeting **U.S. healthcare organizations**, raising the risk of **extortion**, **data encryption**, and operational dis...
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29.04.2026 13:05 2 articles · 28d ago
Healthcare survey reports medical-device cyberattacks affecting patient care
Initial DisclosureRunSafe Security's 2026 Medical Device Cybersecurity Index reported that 24% of healthcare organizations across the US, UK and Germany experienced cyber-attacks impacting medical devices over the past year, and 80% of those cases had a moderate or significant impact on patients. The same survey found that many organizations still use devices with known, unpatched vulnerabilities or operate devices past end-of-support, while others are deploying or piloting runtime exploit protection and adding cyber requirements to vendor RFPs.
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- A Quarter of Healthcare Organizations Report Medical Device Cyber-Attacks — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 29.04.2026 13:05
- A Quarter of Healthcare Organizations Report Medical Device Cyber-Attacks — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 29.04.2026 13:05