Medical device giant Stryker confirms cyberattack as employees say devices were wiped

2026-03-12T08:52:01Z192ffe48eff467b8f85cfc39078333ff828b51fe9856419f8d94265299136328
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What happened

Multiple cyber incidents reported: medical device maker Stryker confirmed a cyberattack that disrupted operations after a hacking group claimed responsibility and said devices were wiped, reportedly in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Iran-linked actors also claimed an attack that forced Albania’s parliament to suspend internal email services. Separately, a breach of Wisconsin’s largest ambulance provider exposed PII for ~235,000 people (including SSNs, driver’s license numbers, financial and medical information). Meta disclosed it disrupted an Iran-linked Instagram influence/

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