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Stryker cyber-attack disrupts global network and medical device supplies

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US medical device company Stryker suffered a cyber-attack that shut down its global network and wiped employees' devices. Pro-Iranian hackers claimed responsibility, and employee information was exposed and some patients' operations were delayed. The company contained the attack and worked to restore normal order processing and production, but continuing supply disruptions led it to lower its 2026 financial outlook.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Stryker
Incident type
Hacking & intrusion
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Global network outage, wiping of employee devices and exposure of employee information, delays to some operations, and disruptions to medical device supplies
Cause / method
Wiping of employee devices through a compromise of the Microsoft environment
Location
United States

Timeline

  1. Stryker reported that a cyber-attack had disrupted its global network, and pro-Iranian hackers claimed responsibility.
  2. The attack was contained, and it emerged that employee devices had been wiped through the Microsoft environment without malware.
  3. Some patients' operations were delayed in the aftermath of the cyber-attack.
  4. Employees filed a $5 million lawsuit over the exposure of their information.
  5. Stryker was working through its backlog of orders and production following the cyber-attack.
  6. Stryker lowered its 2026 financial outlook as supply disruptions caused by the cyber-attack continued.

72 related reports

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