Oncology firm Novocure says cyberattack exposed US patient records

Sept 1 : Oncology company Novocure said on Tuesday a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain information systems in mid-August exposed internal records of more than 1,400 U.S. patients.The breach adds to a growing number of cyberattacks on the healthcare sector, including medical device makers Abbott, Stryker Medtronic and Boston Scientific, drugmaker Novo Nordisk and drug-delivery equipment supplier West Pharmaceutical Services.Here are some more details:• Novocure said it activated its cybersecurity response plan, implemented containment measures and initiated an internal investigation of the event. • The exposed data included internal company patient ID numbers and general contact information for healthcare providers the company works with and for Novocure employ