--- title: Stryker Systems Disrupted in Cyber Attack; Handala Group... description: On March 11, 2026, Stryker Corporation disclosed a cyber attack that disrupted its global internal networks and Microsoft systems, leaving thousands of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/stryker-systems-disrupted-in-cyber-attack-handala-group-claims-responsibility-uiwe7q6hx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Stryker Systems Disrupted in Cyber Attack; Handala Group Claims Responsibility | daily.dev og:description: On March 11, 2026, Stryker Corporation disclosed a cyber attack that disrupted its global internal networks and Microsoft systems, leaving thousands of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/stryker-systems-disrupted-in-cyber-attack-handala-group-claims-responsibility-uiwe7q6hx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UIwE7Q6hx.png og:image:alt: Stryker Systems Disrupted in Cyber Attack; Handala Group Claims Responsibility og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Stryker Systems Disrupted in Cyber Attack; Handala Group Claims Responsibility **[Arctic Wolf](https://daily.dev/sources/arcticwolf)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary On March 11, 2026, Stryker Corporation disclosed a cyber attack that disrupted its global internal networks and Microsoft systems, leaving thousands of employees locked out and devices wiped or inoperable. The Iran-linked threat group Handala claimed responsibility, alleging a destructive wiper-style operation with data exfiltration tied to geopolitical events. Open-source reporting suggests Microsoft Intune may have been abused to issue remote wipe commands. Stryker filed with the SEC stating no ransomware or malware was detected and the incident is considered contained, though investigation continues. Security recommendations include enforcing multi-admin approval for high-impact Intune operations and monitoring Stryker's official updates. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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