Medtronic, Inc. Targeted By Hackers, Lost Patient Records

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The largest stand-alone medical device manufacturer in the world has revealed that hackers had successfully infiltrated its computers, and that it had lost some patient records in separate incidents last year.

In regulatory documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday, Minneapolis-based Medtronic confirmed that it and two other large medical technology companies had been victimized by cyberattacks originating from Asia, according to Reuters reporter Jim Finkle.

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