Medtronic is investigating an unauthorized system access

The reported breach of the device firm's IT systems may be linked to other cybersecurity exploits targeting companies using the Salesforce Experience Cloud. The ShinyHunters ransomware group, known to use social engineering tactics, is suspected. A cyber attack on Medtronic’s corporate systems this past month exfiltrated an unknown amount of data, the medical technology giant says. While Medtronic says critical patient technologies and hospital networks were unaffected by the breach, the incident may have been perpetrated by the Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters, or SLSH – a ransomware group known to escalate aggressive extortion threats – as part of a wider exploitation…

A cyber attack on Medtronic’s corporate systems this past month exfiltrated an unknown amount of data, the medical technology giant says.

While Medtronic says critical patient technologies and hospital networks were unaffected by the breach, the incident may have been perpetrated by the Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters, or SLSH – a ransomware group known to escalate aggressive extortion threats – as part of a wider exploitation of companies using the Salesforce Experience Cloud platform.

WHY IT MATTERS