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Cybersecurity Incident Disruption

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP · 2026-09-17 · Importance 40 · Surprise 42

Citi identified a cybersecurity attack as one of Boston Scientific’s 2026 setbacks. The analyst said the effects could remain protracted, creating continued disruption beyond the initial incident. The cybersecurity impact was cited alongside electrophysiology competition, a stagnating atrial appendage closure market, and urology issues as factors weakening the recovery path.

Key facts

• Citi cited a cybersecurity attack as one of the setbacks Boston Scientific faced in 2026. source
• Wuensch noted that Citi has lowered its estimates eight times this year and expressed low confidence in the current revision being the last, given the protracted nature of cybersecurity effects and ongoing pressures on key growth drivers. source
• Citi expressed low confidence that the current estimate revision will be the last due to the protracted nature of cybersecurity effects. source