Cardiac monitor maker's security skips a beat as data thieves go for the jugular
The company said it detected unauthorized activity on June 8 and launched an investigation with the help of third-party cybersecurity experts. The company confirmed that data had been exfiltrated and, on June 10, determined that the incident was material due to the volume of information potentially affected. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); While the company disclosed the extortion demand and the existence of stolen data, it made no mention of negotiations.
- ▪The company said it detected unauthorized activity on June 8 and launched an investigation with the help of third-party cybersecurity experts.
- ▪The company confirmed that data had been exfiltrated and, on June 10, determined that the incident was material due to the volume of information potentially affected.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); While the company disclosed the extortion demand and the existence of stolen data, it made no mention of negotiations.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/06/16/cardiac-monitor-makers-security-skips-a-beat-as-data-thieves-go-for-the-jugular/5256038 |
| Publication time | Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:45:00 +0200 |
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); CYBER-CRIME Cardiac monitor maker's security skips a beat as data thieves go for the jugular Attackers used social engineering to access third-party business apps and steal patient information Carly Page Carly Page Published tue 16 Jun 2026 // 12:45 UTC Heart monitoring biz iRhythm says thieves made off with patient health information and tried to turn it into a payday.The California-based cardiac monitoring specialist offers customers a wearable device that collects data, then analyzes…
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