---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-102460"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SYK"
cik: "0000310764"
company_name: "STRYKER CORP"
filed_at: "2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T15:15:44.389944+00:00"
event_type: "cyber"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stryker reports global cybersecurity incident affecting Microsoft systems; investigation ongoing

## Summary
- Incident detected March 11, 2026; global disruption to Microsoft environment; no ransomware or malware; contained.
- Operations and corporate functions disrupted; restoration timeline unknown; business continuity measures activated.
- Full scope, nature, and financial/operational impact not yet known; investigation continues with external advisors.
- Company has not determined if incident will be material; forward-looking statements caution against uncertainty.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-102460
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SYK
- cik: 0000310764
- company_name: STRYKER CORP
- filed_at: 2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: cyber
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000119312526102460/0001193125-26-102460-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000119312526102460/d76279d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-102460.txt

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