An Iranian-linked hacking group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a destructive cyberattack on US-based medical device and services provider Stryker, according to messages posted to the group’s Telegram channel and social media reports.
Stryker shares fell about 3.4 per cent on Wednesday after The Wall Street Journal reported that the medical equipment maker was hit by a suspected Iran-linked cyberattack.
The Michigan-based company, with 56,000 employees and operations in 61 countries, is experiencing a global outage across its systems, according to the report.
Staff and contractors have claimed the logo of an Iran-linked hacking group has appeared on the login pages.
Stryker is “experiencing a global network disruption to our Microsoft environment as a result of a cyberattack”, a spokesman said. “We have no indication of ransomware or malware and believe the incident is contained.”
The spokesman did not comment on who may be behind the attack. Calls to the company’s global headquarters in Portage, Michigan were answered with a recording that said the company is “currently experiencing a building emergency”.
