Oncology firm Novocure says cyberattack exposed US patient records
Oncology company Novocure said on Tuesday a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain information systems in mid-August exposed internal records of more than 1,400 U.S. patients.
The breach adds to a growing number of cyberattacks on the healthcare sector, including medical device makers Abbott, Stryker Medtronic and Boston Scientific, drugmaker Novo Nordisk and drug-delivery equipment supplier West Pharmaceutical Services.
Novocure said it activated its cybersecurity response plan, implemented containment measures and initiated an internal investigation of the event.
