"There has been no impact on our operations or the work we do to support our customers. Our robotic systems have their own security protocols and operate independently of our internal business network."
"Intuitive said that it segments its network infrastructure, and all of the infrastructure supporting its internal IT business systems, manufacturing operations, and digital products remain separate. Because of this network segmentation, the company's da Vinci, Ion, and digital platforms were not affected by the breach."
"Hospital customer networks remain separate from Intuitive networks and are secured and managed by customers' IT teams, therefore they are also unaffected."
Intuitive Surgical, a robotics-assisted surgical technology firm, disclosed a cybersecurity incident where unauthorized intruders accessed internal IT business applications after stealing an employee's credentials through phishing. The breach exposed some customer business and contact information along with employee and corporate data. However, the company's robotic surgical platforms, including da Vinci and Ion systems, experienced no operational impact. Intuitive maintains separate network infrastructure for its surgical systems, manufacturing operations, and digital products, isolating them from compromised business systems. Hospital customer networks also remain separate and managed independently by healthcare facilities' IT teams. The company took immediate containment measures upon discovery and initiated an ongoing investigation while notifying data privacy regulators.
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