Medtech Firm Stryker Disrupted by Pro-Iran Hackers

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Michigan-based Stryker just after midnight East Coast time on Wednesday experienced an organization-wide systems outage disruption, including some mobile devices being wiped, and some log-in screens replaced with the logo of Handala, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

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The attack appears to be a direct reprisal for the "major combat operations" launched by the United States and Israel against Iran on Feb. 28.

A newly registered account on social platform X, apparently run by Handala, claimed its Stryker disruption affected 79 offices across the world, resulting in "over 200,000 systems, servers and mobile devices" being wiped and 50 terabytes of data stolen. Stryker is among the top global manufacturers of medical devices, earning $22.6 billion ...