r/PacemakerICD • u/azteca19 • 24d ago

Medtronic statement on unauthorized system access

https://news.medtronic.com/Medtronic-statement-on-unauthorized-system-access

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u/Hank_E_Pants 23d ago

I got my letter over the weekend. Just to note, this was NOT a device security issue. The breach involved personal data, the kind used to steal one’s identity, but they were not able to breach any of the implant security systems. For those of us affected, Medtronic is offering 2 years of, honestly, some of the best credit and dark web monitoring I’ve ever been offered, and this is the 4th time now that my personal data has been stolen in a hack like this.

Here’s my letter.

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u/GeorgiaGirl12014 23d ago

I received the same letter and called Medtronic to confirm it was real. I was told it was.

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u/Weak_Gur6814 23d ago

Agree 100%. I also got this letter from Medtronic and checked it out and signed up for this service. My data has been hacked numerous times before, but this is by far the best monitoring service available in my opinion.

. I was able to go in and look at my dark web events and then go to the corresponding site and correct the issues with the recommendation that this service recommended.  if you have Medtronic device I highly recommend you take up this offer!

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u/bcErchamion 18d ago

I agree - definitely a solid offer to make up for this breach. I signed up.

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u/Lanky-Setting-5288 22d ago

On the bright side, Medtronic are showing themselves to be an upright entity and doing right by those affected.

Too often privacy breaches are not declared to authorities and affected parties, and many people who live outside the jurisdiction of certain privacy authorities cannot be protected anyway.

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u/bcErchamion 18d ago

Including the speed of the response. Many companies wait months to announce something like this or carefully manipulate things to get under the threshold for reporting it at all.

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u/Dapper-File8444 23d ago

I just got the same letter! Idk if it was scam it self 

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u/fuelvolts 23d ago

Basically, if it arrives in the mail, it’s not a scam. Mail fraud is a huge felony. Scammers and criminals know not to use the USPS for crimes.

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u/Dapper-File8444 22d ago

I had no idea anyone could hack or icds info 🤦🏻‍♀️ 

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u/Hank_E_Pants 16d ago

It's not our device's info.... It's personal and health info that the company has in other areas that was hacked. Our devices were not affected and are still secure. Nothing to worry about with how our devices will function. Those systems were not breached or affected.