The hacking group Handala claims it accessed around 50TB of data from Stryker Corporation systems during the cyberattack.
The disruption affected devices connected to the company’s Microsoft environment, impacting internal systems across its global network.
The group also claimed to target Verifone in a parallel attack, though the payments company denied any service disruption.
The US-Israel attack has already impacted the LPG, crude oil and other supplies. Now, in retaliation for the attacks, a hacking group known as Handala, believed to have links with Iran, disrupted the global network of the medical technology company Stryker Corporation. The group reportedly took responsibility for the incident and described it as the start of a new chapter in cyber warfare.
The group said the attack was carried out in response to the deaths of over 170 people, many of them schoolgirls, after a strike on a school in Minab during the early phase of the conflict. As per the hacking group, it managed to obtain around 50 terabytes of data from Stryker’s systems. The attackers also claimed that the data had been taken and is now accessible to what they call the free people of the world.
The disruptions were noted after midnight on the US East Coast on Wednesday. Many employees stated that several Windows-based devices connected to the company’s internal systems stopped functioning. As per the reports, the outage affected laptops, phones and other systems used across the company’s network.
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Later, Stryker confirmed that it is going through a global disruption affecting its Microsoft environment due to the cyber incident. The company added that there was currently no indication of ransomware or malware and said the situation appeared to be contained.
Some employees reported seeing the Handala logo appear on internal login pages. Calls to the company’s headquarters in Portage, Michigan, reportedly resulted in a recorded message stating that the building was experiencing an emergency.
In addition, the hacking group claimed to have targeted Verifone simultaneously. However, the payments technology company stated that its services were operating normally and that there had been no disruptions.
