March 13, 2026- On March 11, 2026, Stryker experienced a cybersecurity attack which resulted in a global disruption to the company’s Microsoft environment. In its latest update, Stryker emphasized that the incident is contained to the company’s “own internal Microsoft environment”, yet noted that disruptions persist for its order processing, manufacturing and shipping protocols.
According to the Wall Street Journal, a hacker group known as Handala appeared to take responsibility for the cyberattack, with WSJ reporting that hackers displayed the logo of a collective (that Western cyber threat experts have said is an Iran-linked group) on the Stryker’s internal login page Wednesday.
Stryker said in a statement late Thursday, March 12, “Our investigation into the nature and scope of this incident remains ongoing and is in its early stages. We are collaborating with law enforcement and our government agency partners to share meaningful intelligence about this incident as we learn more.”