On Wednesday, March 11, Stryker, a U.S.-based medical technology company with an office in Homewood, experienced an Iran-linked cybersecurity attack causing global disruptions.
An Iranian hacking group called Handala claimed responsibility for the cyberattack in retaliation for a military strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed more than a hundred people, according to reports from Time magazine.
The cyberattack resulted in a global disruption to Stryker’s operations which the company is currently investigating “with the support of external advisors and cybersecurity experts,” according to a statement…