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Abbott Laboratories probes two cyber incidents amid extortion claims

2026-07-18 11:51 UTC · BleepingComputer · read the source ↗ #vendor-breach#healthcare#extortion
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  • SOC/IR — Learn: Active investigation at a major healthcare vendor with confirmed unauthorized access and extortion claims, but no IOCs, TTPs, or ATT&CK-mappable behaviors have been published yet — nothing actionable to hunt or detect on today.
  • Leader — Act: Abbott confirmed unauthorized access to Exact Sciences legacy systems in its Cancer Diagnostics division and is probing a separate LabCentral portal breach with data-theft claims; if your organization uses Abbott lab or diagnostics services, confirm your exposure this week and request a written attestation of incident scope from your account contact.
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