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Iran-linked cyber attack targets US medtech giant Stryker

This marks Iran’s first significant cyberattack against the US since the war started. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images

US medical equipment provider Stryker said its global networks were disrupted by a cyberattack on Wednesday, allegedly carried out by a hacking group linked to Iran. The attack impacted Stryker’s internal Microsoft environment and deleted information from devices, with one employee telling NBC News that company phones stopped working, grinding work and communications to a standstill.

In an SEC filing disclosing the attack, Stryker says the “full scope” of the operational and financial impact on its business “are not yet known,” and that it’s unable to provide a full restoration timeline. The situation was still ongoing as of 12:32AM ET on T …

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Stryker Cyber Attack – Hackers Claim System Breach and Device Wipe

On March 11, 2026, the global medical technology giant Stryker experienced a severe cyberattack when Iranian-linked hackers used wiper malware to permanently erase data from its network. The breach severely impacted operations at its Cork headquarters and compromised devices worldwide, prompting immediate investigations by internal cybersecurity teams and Microsoft engineers.…

March 11, 2026

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Stryker Corporation Hit by Cyberattack as Hackers Claim System Breach and Device Wipe

Global medical technology company Stryker experienced a major cyberattack on March 11, 2026, forcing widespread shutdowns across its worldwide IT infrastructure. The attack, which security experts believe is linked to Iranian-backed threat actors, deployed destructive wiper malware that erased corporate data and disrupted critical systems across the company’s network. The…

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