Stryker says cyberattack on its network contained

<p>March 17 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Stryker said on Tuesday it has contained ‌a cyberattack that caused widespread disruption ‌to its business and was now prioritizing restoring systems ​that directly support customers, ordering and shipping.</p>
<p>A cyberattack on March 11 had affected Stryker's operations, hindering order processing, manufacturing and shipments. ‌An Iran-linked hacking ⁠group called Handala claimed responsibility for the attack the same day, ⁠claiming it was retaliation for a strike on a girls' school in Minab, southern ​Iran.</p>
<p>Stryker's staff ​found that cellphones, ​laptops and other remote ‌devices that were running <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/organizations/microsoft/">Microsoft</a>'s Windows operating system and could connect to its computer platforms had been impacted by the attack.</p>
<p>No patient-related services and connected medical products were ‌affected, the company noted, ​though it did not ​reveal details on ​the financial impact of the ‌attack.</p>
<p>Stryker, which has 56,000 employees ​and operates ​in 61 countries, said it is coordinating with appropriate authorities and external cybersecurity ​experts as ‌part of its investigation into the ​incident.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru; ​Editing by Jonathan Ananda)</p>