Abbott Laboratories Investigates Cyber Incidents Amid Extortion Threats

Abbott Laboratories is probing two cybersecurity incidents involving unauthorized access to its Cancer Diagnostics business and claims of a breach of its LabCentral portal. The Cancer Diagnostics incident was linked to the ShinyHunters extortion gang, which threatened to publish stolen data unless negotiations were initiated by July 21. Abbott confirmed that the incidents are unrelated and do not affect other business operations or financial results. The attackers reportedly gained access through a vishing attack targeting Abbott employees, compromising a Microsoft Entra single sign-on account. ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen over 30 million rows of customer personally identifiable information (PII) from various datasets. Abbott has engaged cybersecurity experts and law enforcement to investigate the breaches and has activated its incident response procedures.

Key Points: • Abbott Laboratories is investigating two separate cybersecurity incidents affecting its Cancer Diagnostics business. • The ShinyHunters extortion gang is threatening to publish stolen data unless negotiations occur by July 21. • Unauthorized access was reportedly gained through a vishing attack targeting Abbott employees.