Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Firm Stryker

2026-03-11T19:23:32Z178a8985ac5ea78ae4203137abfa123956097f3e1535f74190a2f78c19d98dbc
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What happened

Multiple high-impact threats reported: an Iran-linked hacking group claims a destructive wiper attack against medical device maker Stryker (disrupting operations in Ireland); a stealthy phishing-as-a-service called “Starkiller” proxies real login pages and relays credentials and MFA codes to attackers; and the Kimwolf IoT botnet ( >2M devices) is driving large-scale DDoS activity and disrupting anonymizing networks (I2P) while spreading into corporate and government networks. Microsoft’s March 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 77 vulnerabilities (no widely reported zero-days this month), and other:

Why it matters

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2026-03-11T19:23:32Z
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