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US medical equipment company Stryker says cyberattack disrupted its global networks
Handala claimed wiping over 200,000 devices and stealing 50 terabytes of data in retaliation for US military actions, causing worldwide disruption at Stryker's Microsoft environment.
- On March 11, 2026, Stryker said a cyberattack disrupted its global networks, hitting its Microsoft environment and causing a critical, enterprise-wide outage.
- Handala claimed responsibility, saying the strike was retaliation for a Minab school attack that Iranian state media said killed at least 168 children; researchers link Handala to Iran and profile it as active since October 7.
- Remote Windows devices, including cellphones and laptops, were wiped, internal pages showed the Handala logo, and hackers claimed over 200,000 systems wiped and 50 terabytes of data taken.
- Stryker's shares fell more than 3% as the company said employees in Cork, Ireland, were sent home after losing access to email and internal tools, and it is working with Microsoft to restore systems.
- U.S. officials have cautioned that threat researchers said the attack represents an escalation and could create outsized strategic and political ripple effects, with the Pentagon investigating and threats linked to Iran.
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