Report: Device makers’ computer systems hacked

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that hackers conducted “very thorough” attacks in 2013 on computer systems at three prominent cardiovascular device manufacturers: Medtronic, Boston Scientific and St. Jude Medical.  An executive at Boston Scientific called the report inaccurate.

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