Let’s Talk Medtech

Cyberattacks and Threats in Medical Devices: What Medtech Companies Must Know Now

May 7, 2026·26 min
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In just the past two months, Stryker, Intuitive Surgical, and Medtronic – three of the world's Top 100 Medical Device companies – have faced cyberattacks. Why are medtech companies becoming prime targets for hackers? What makes medical devices so vulnerable? And how is the FDA responding? In this episode of Let's Talk Medtech, Naomi Schwartz, VP of Regulatory Strategy at Medcrypt, breaks down: ✅ The anatomy of recent cyberattacks on leading medtech firms ✅ Why hackers are targeting the medical device industry ✅ What these breaches mean for patient safety and data security ✅ FDA's new cybersecurity requirements and what companies must do now

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