McKesson Supplies 1 in 3 Hospital Prescriptions. Now It's Responding to a Cyberattack Linked to 284 Million Records

Multiple healthcare giants hit by data breaches affecting patient records, social security numbers, and even implanted cardiac devices

McKesson confirmed ShinyHunters breached its Snowflake and Salesforce, stealing 284M patient recordsData includes names, contact info, SSNs, and health details; ransom demand was $55.2MBoston Scientific removed attackers but faces CRM device activation issues; attribution not confirmedLast week, two major healthcare organizations suffered highly disruptive cyberattacks: Boston Scientific, and McKesson. We now have more details about both those a…

McKesson Supplies 1 in 3 Hospital Prescriptions. Now It's Responding to a Cyberattack Linked to 284 Million Records

Experts say the wide scope of the healthcare supplier makes it a particularly attractive target for criminals.

Healthcare cyberattacks hit pacemakers and millions of patient records

Security Healthcare cyberattacks hit pacemakers and millions of patient records McKesson admits breach as ShinyHunters demands $55.2M Two major healthcare businesses, Boston Scientific and McKesson, disclosed more details over the weekend about separate cyberattacks that…