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ShinyHunters Breach Exposes Data of 3.8 Million Medtronic Patients
Medical technology company Medtronic suffered a data breach in April 2026 when the extortion group ShinyHunters accessed its corporate IT systems, compromising the personal and medical information of over 3.8 million individuals. Stolen data included names, contact details, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health-related information, though Medtronic states there is no evidence the data was publicly exposed. The company is offering affected individuals 24 months of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services, and has implemented additional cybersecurity safeguards.
Medtronic Tells Patients Their Health Data May Have Walked Out the Door in April Breach
Medtronic is notifying patients that their personal and health data — including names, Social Security numbers, and medical information — may have been stolen during a cyberattack in which unauthorised actors accessed its corporate systems for nearly a week in April. The extortion group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility, alleging it stole over nine million records and demanding a ransom, though Medtronic has not publicly attributed the attack or confirmed whether data was actually exfiltrated. The company states that no medical devices were affected and is offering impacted individuals two years of complimentary credit and identity monitoring services.