US EditionIran-linked hackers claim responsibility for attack on US medical device maker Stryker
The Iran-linked group Handala claimed to have wiped 95% of devices and seized 50 terabytes of data, disrupting Stryker's global operations and halting production.
- On Wednesday, an Iran-linked hacking persona known as Handala claimed responsibility for a destructive cyberattack that caused global network disruption at Stryker, the Michigan-based medical technology company.
- Handala stated the attack was retaliation for the killing of more than 170 people in a strike on a school in Minab, Iran, during the ongoing US-Israeli military conflict.
- Attackers gained access to the Microsoft Intune console to remotely wipe data from company and personal devices, a tactic cybersecurity expert Scott Bailey described as a "wiper attack" designed to cause maximum destruction.
- Stryker's shares fell about 3.4% on Wednesday as global operations face disruption, with employees sent home and the company managing a building emergency at its Portage, Michigan headquarters.
- The attack follows escalating threats against Western economic targets, with Bailey warning that global companies lacking strong cybersecurity "would definitely be a wake-up call" amid state-affiliated cyber warfare risks.
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Iran-linked hackers take aim at US and other targets, raising risk of
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war, raising the risk of American defense contractors, power stations and water plants being swept into a wave of digital chaos that could expand if Tehran’s allies join the fray. Hackers supporting Iran claimed responsibility for a significant cyberattack Wednesday against U.S. medical device company Stryker. Si…
Iranian Hackers Suspected to Be Behind Cyberattack on Medical Giant Stryker
Medical device manufacturer Stryker Corporation suffered a cyberattack on Wednesday suspected to have been launched by Iranian hackers, potentially marking what security analysts identify as Iran's first major digital offensive against a United States corporation since current military tensions began.
US cyberattack linked to Iran raises concerns about security on the home front
A cyberattack on U.S.-based medical technology company Stryker, reportedly linked to an Iranian-backed hacking group, is raising concerns about the safety of Americans at home as the war in Iran continues.The attack on Wednesday wiped phones and computers tied to Stryker's global systems. The Wall Street Journal reported that the logo of an Iran-linked hacking group also appeared on the company's login pages.RELATED STORY | US medical technology…
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