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Pharmaceutical giant McKesson warns of 'service degradation' following cyberattack

Published

31 August 2026

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technology

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Health

Geography

United States

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McKesson, a major pharmaceutical and healthcare technology company, is experiencing service degradation due to a cyberattack by the ShinyHunters group, which exfiltrated customer data from oncology and surgical units. The company is investigating and continues to provide services while offering credit monitoring to affected customers.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Health.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Healthcare companies face immediate operational risk from ransomware gangs like ShinyHunters that disrupt critical services and steal sensitive data. You need to re-evaluate your security posture and incident response plans this week to avoid similar exposure.

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