Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) drew market attention Friday after revealing a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to internal administrative systems.
The disclosure comes as medtech peer Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) battles a major cyber disruption of its own.
What Happened?
The company said the breach resulted from a targeted phishing attack that compromised an employee account connected to certain internal applications.
The surgical robotics manufacturer disclosed that the incident involved limited data from internal business software systems.
The company said it quickly activated response procedures and secured affected systems after detecting the intrusion.
Incident Details
According to the company, the breach involved information accessed through compromised employee credentials.
The exposed data included certain customer contact information, employee records and corporate administrative data.
Intuitive emphasized that the intrusion did not affect its flagship robotic platforms. The company confirmed that its da Vinci surgical system, Ion endoluminal system and digital platforms remain secure and …
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