Hackers have penetrated the computer networks of the country’s top medical device makers, The Chronicle has learned. The attacks struck Medtronic, the world’s largest medical device maker, Boston Scientific and St. Jude Medical sometime during the first half of 2013 and might have lasted as long as several months, according to a source close to the companies. It’s not clear what exactly the hackers were after, but federal laws meant to safeguard medical information require the companies to disclose any breach involving patient information.
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