Iran-aligned hacktivist group Handala has claimed responsibility for a destructive cyberattack on medical technology company Stryker, allegedly wiping data from over 200,000 devices across 79 countries. The attack reportedly leveraged Microsoft Intune, Stryker's own device management platform, to issue mass wipe commands after gaining privileged credentials — no custom malware required. The incident sent more than 5,000 employees home in Ireland and caused a major global IT outage. Security experts note the attack was retaliatory rather than financially motivated, linked to Stryker's U.S. defense ties and acquisition of an Israeli company. The incident underscores the danger of attackers gaining control of administrative management planes and the downstream risks to hospitals and healthcare supply chains.
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