Skechers stock price drops 3.4% due to reports of Iranian hacker attack

Investing.com – Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) stock fell 3.4% on Wednesday, after The Wall Street Journal reported that the medical technology company was targeted by a cyberattack related to Iran.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the company’s global systems are experiencing widespread outages, with employees and contractors reporting that the login pages displayed logos associated with Iranian hacking groups. The outage began shortly after midnight Eastern Time.

Citing sources familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal reported that employees discovered remote devices running Microsoft Windows, including smartphones, laptops, and other devices configured to connect to Stryker’s systems, had been wiped clean.

An email reviewed by Pro Cybersecurity, also reported by The Wall Street Journal, advised employees not to open company-issued devices and to disconnect all network connections immediately. The email urged employees not to click on suspicious links and to delete mobile device management apps and work profiles from their phones immediately.

Stryker is one of the world’s largest medical technology companies, manufacturing devices and instruments used in hospitals and surgical environments, especially in orthopedics and neurosurgery.

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