Medical device giant Stryker confirms cyberattack as employees say devices were wiped
2026-03-12T02:52:00Z•a2fa52059542609c1e0e3d86fc73e3cad87255d9ff4b845c2eadc68bd3045600
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What happened
Multiple related cyber incidents impacting healthcare, government and social media were reported: Stryker, a major medical device manufacturer, confirmed a cyberattack that reportedly wiped devices and disrupted operations (attackers claimed retaliation for U.S./Israeli strikes on Iran); Iran-linked actors claimed a cyberattack on Albania’s parliamentary email systems causing temporary suspension of internal email; the largest ambulance provider in Wisconsin suffered a breach affecting ~235,000 people with stolen SSNs, driver’s license numbers, financial and medical/insurance data; separately,
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