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Boston Scientific
CIK
0000885725
SIC
3841
Event
8-K Item 1.05 · cyber incident
Identified
2026-08-25
Filed
2026-09-08
Overall
Moderate to Elevated
Audit trailOpen memo

Event lands · filed 2026-09-08

Boston Scientific: Form 8-K Item 1.05

Identified 2026-08-25. Disclosed 2026-08-26. Filed 2026-09-08.

Disclosure excerpt

Verified

As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 26, 2026 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, on August 25, 2026, Boston Scientific Corporation (the “ Company ”) identified a cybersecurity incident that affected certain of its information technology systems and resulted in a global disruption to the Company’s operations. Upon detection, the Company activated its incident response protocols, and since then has been working, with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity experts, to investigate, assess and contain the impact of the incident and to restore operations. The incident involved unauthorized activity on certain of the Company’s systems that resulted in a network outage affecting access to certain operating systems and business applications, which impacted the Company’s ability to manufacture as well as process and ship customer orders. As of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company has not identified evidence of ongoing unauthorized access to its systems. The Company’s investigation of the incident remains ongoing.

Verbatim match to filing. Filing 0000885725-26-000059 · content sha256 8109f921ec1e

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Structured incident

extraction_system.v2

Derived
FieldValueProvenance
incident_typeunknownDerived
attack_vectorunknownDerived
systems_affectedcertain information technology systems, certain operating systems and business applications, network, distribution network, manufacturing, order processing and shippingDerived
data_types_compromisedunknownDerived
operational_statuspartial_disruptionDerived
regulatory_obligationsunknownDerived
third_party_impactNeeds analyst inputDerived
discovery_date2026-08-25Derived
disclosure_date2026-08-26Derived
containment_statusongoingDerived
discovery_to_disclosure_days1Derived
unknown_fieldsincident_type, attack_vector, data_types_compromised, regulatory_obligations, third_party_impactDerived
event_classcyber_incidentDerived

Analyst review

Append-only. Each review is a row on the audit trail.
IncidentFieldModel valueConfirmed valueReviewed (UTC)Note
Amgen2026-07-31operational_statusunknownfully_operational Analyst-confirmed2026-10-19 22:13:02Filing: "To date, the Company has not identified any impact to its products, manufacturing operations, or financial reporting systems, or to the Company's ability to meet patient needs." Amgen Form 8-K, Item 1.05. Reviewer: Shaunak.