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Stryker’s global IT systems were crippled by a suspected cyberattack, and the problem affected the US medical technology company, leaving thousands of employees unable to work.

The attack, thought to have been carried out by an Iranian-backed hacker group, affected all of the company’s operations in Europe, Asia and the USA. Most work devices, including personal phones with a Stryker work profile, have been wiped by cybercriminals. Irish Mirror reported. “We are experiencing a severe, global outage affecting all Stryker laptops and systems connecting to our network,” Stryker said in a message to staff in Cork, Ireland. In a separate update sent to colleagues in Asia, Stryker wrote: “At this time, the root cause has not yet been determined. We are actively working with Microsoft and are treating this as an enterprise-wide critical incident.”

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