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Abbott probes two cyber incidents amid extortion claims
Abbott Laboratories is investigating two separate cybersecurity incidents after confirming unauthorized access to internal legacy Exact Sciences systems in its Cancer Diagnostics business, while also investigating a separate claim that attackers breached its LabCentral portal and stole company data. [...]
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🔍Threat Overview
Abbott Laboratories is facing two separate cybersecurity incidents, with unauthorized access to internal systems in its Cancer Diagnostics business and a breach of its LabCentral customer portal, attributed to the ShinyHunters extortion gang and ShadowByt3$ threat actor.
⚙️Technical Details
Attack Vectors
vishing attack targeting Microsoft Entra SSO accounts
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: high
Who Is at Risk
Abbott Laboratories employees and customers
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Implement multi-factor authentication for all SSO accounts
2Conduct regular security audits of third-party hosted portals
3Train employees on social engineering tactics to prevent phishing attacks
📦Affected Products
Microsoft EntraLabCentral
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