Irish intelligence officials believe the Iranian-backed hacker group behind the cyberattack on global med tech company Stryker, which has more than 5,000 employees in Ireland, is having to “reorganise” after two of its key figures were killed in US and Israeli military action. Stryker, which has more than 56,000 employees worldwide, was hit by the group on March 11. Intelligence officials believe it is likely that further incidents, including the targeting of US multinationals, will happen. The Handala attack disabled all remote devices connected to Stryker IT systems, affecting all employees and customer digital ordering systems. The US has been blamed for the attack, and a preliminary US military investigation has reportedly determined this to be correct.

Source: Irish Examiner March 23, 2026 01:02 UTC