Major medical device manufacturer notifies nearly 4 million of breach

Medtronic has confirmed an unauthorized access incident potentially exposing data for over 3.8 million people—including names, contact details, dates of birth, social security numbers, and health-related information—an attack reportedly linked to the ShinyHunters cybercrime group; the company says it has no evidence data were publicly posted and is offering affected individuals credit and dark-web monitoring. The report also notes a recent destructive attack on Stryker attributed to Iran-backed hackers, highlighting a trend of med‑tech sector targeting.