Stryker says manufacturing mostly restored after cyberattack

March 26 (Reuters) - Medical ‌device maker ​Stryker ​said on Thursday its operations were steadily improving towards full capacity, after ‌a cyberattack caused widespread disruption to its business.

Shares ⁠of Stryker climbed 2% after the company said its ‌manufacturing capability was quickly ‌ramping with most of its sites and critical lines restored.

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 and ​said it was retaliation for a strike on a girls' school in Minab, southern ​Iran.

Stryker's staff found that ‌cellphones, laptops and other remote devices that were running Microsoft's Windows operating ⁠system and could connect to its computer platforms had been impacted by the attack.

"Electronic ordering systems have ⁠been restored for customers, and we are working as quickly ​and safely as possible to reconcile orders, manufacture products and deliver to our customers," Stryker said in a ‌statement.

Stryker, which has 56,000 employees and operates in 61 countries, said it ‌is coordinating with external cybersecurity experts and ⁠appropriate authorities who have ‌tried to seize ​domains linked to the hackers.

(Reporting by Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika ‌Syamnath)

---

Serious News for Serious Traders! Try StreetInsider.com Premium Free!

---

You May Also Be Interested In

• Four die in Delhi building collapse as rains batter India, trigger landslides
• Oil rises after US launches fresh strikes against Iran
• Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner suspends his campaign