
Who Is Handala — The Iran-Linked Ghost Group That Just Wiped 200K Stryker Devices
On the morning of March 11, employees at Stryker offices worldwide switched on their computers and found them blank — login screens replaced by a logo most had never seen. A small, barefoot boy with a slingshot, the symbol of Handala. The attack on Stryker Corporation — a Fortune 500 medical technology giant that supplies surgical equipment, orthopedic implants, and neurotechnology to hospitals globally — ranks as one of the most operationally destructive cyberattacks ever executed against a U.S. healthcare company. Stryker reported $25 billion in revenue in 2025 and employs approximately 56,000 people, with its products embedded in hospital supply chains worldwide. What hit it was not ranso...