Stryker's global IT systems have been crippled by a suspectedcyber attack, with the issue impacting the US medical technology company leaving thousands of employees unable to work.
The attack, believed to have been orchestrated by anIranian-backed hacker group, has impacted all of the company's operations inEurope,Asia, and theUSA. Most work devices, including personal phones that had a Stryker work profile, have been wiped by cybercriminals, theIrish Mirrorhas reported. Stryker said in a message to staff based in Cork, Ireland: "We are experiencing a severe, global disruption impacting all Stryker laptops and systems that connect to our network." In a separate update sent to colleagues in Asia, Stryker wrote: "At this time, the root cause has not yet been identified. We are actively engaged with Microsoft and treating this a critical, enterprise-wide incident."
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Handala Hack is a pro-Palestinian "hacktivist" group that targets Israeli organisations.
They use tactics such as phishing, data theft, extortion, and destructive attacks using custom wiper malware. The group specifically targets Windows and Linux environments.
Their phishing campaigns often exploit major events and critical vulnerabilities, pretending to be legitimate organisations to gain initial access.
Handala also operates a data leak site to publicise stolen data, although claims of successful attacks are sometimes disputed by the targeted organisations.
State-affiliated Tehran Times said on X that Handala hacked Stryker because of its "Zionist roots", calling it a "key arm of the Zionist lobby".
\ud83d\udd39 The group claimed that Stryker, which it described as having Zionist roots and being a key arm of the global Zionist lobby and a central link in the \u201cnew Epstein chain,\u201d was targeted in the attack.
Stryker employees have reportedly been warned not to connect to the company network through any device, including mobile apps like Microsoft's Outlook and Teams, until cleared to do so, according to the Irish Examiner.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
