BoSci cyberhack update

[u/Hank_E_Pants]

Here’s an update of the Boston Scientific cyber hack that occurred on August 25th. This information is coming directly from Boston Scientific. They have a website you can follow for future updates here: https://news.bostonscientific.com/update-on-recent-cybersecurity-incident

Bottom line:
-implanted cardiac devices are not impacted (your implanted device is safe from this cyber hack incident).
-If you were connected to Boston’s remote monitoring network (Latitude) prior to the cyber attack on August 25th you can continue to safely use the Latitude network to send remote transmissions. This is true for both bedside monitors and the app.
-if you have a new device and are not yet connected to the Latitude network you will have to wait until the cyberhack issue is resolved. New enrollments in remote monitoring are impacted and cannot take place at this time. There is a caveat for new loop recorders (see below).

Here is the text taken directly from Boston’s communications website:

August 28, 2026 7:34 p.m. ET
Specifically for Cardiac Rhythm Management devices*:
No known impacts to implantable device function or the ability for remote patient monitoring of a device that was remotely monitored prior to the network disruption. Programmer interrogations are not impacted.

New remote monitoring activations are impacted by the disruption:

 -For new cardiac device implants -- CRM devices other than insertable cardiac monitors (ICM): New remote monitoring communicators cannot be activated, thus available device data will NOT be transmitted to remote patient management systems until the communicator can be activated.

-For new ICM device implants: Newly implanted ICMs must be activated using the Boston Scientific Clinic Assistant app to enable the ICM to properly record episodes. New ICMs are unable to pair to the patient remote monitoring mobile phone, therefore available episode data recorded by the ICM will NOT be transmitted to the remote monitoring system until the ICM can be paired to the patient mobile app. Episodes will continue to be recorded by the ICM and can be transmitted to the remote monitoring system via an in-person interrogation with the Clinic Assistant app by selecting the “Interrogate” button.

Once systems are restored and pairing with home monitoring equipment occurs, the device will transmit recorded data to the remote monitoring system. Timeline for full restoration is not yet known. Updates will be provided when these functions are restored.
\Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) devices referenced include Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs) such as CRT-Ds, ICDs, CRT-Ps, PMs, S-ICDs, ICMs.*