Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Firm Stryker

2026-03-17T07:23:26Z9e8e542a20d70d9c0f730e48c933de1810325285cab0a9aad0a8a5ff0813083f
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What happened

Multiple active and evolving cyber threats reported: an Iran-linked hacktivist group claims a destructive wiper attack against medical-device firm Stryker (disrupting operations in Ireland and U.S. facilities); the rapidly growing Kimwolf IoT botnet (over 2 million devices) is driving large-scale DDoS activity, abusing anonymity network I2P and spreading inside corporate and government networks, while its alleged operator (“Dort”) continues harassment campaigns. A new phishing-as-a-service called “Starkiller” proxies real login pages to capture credentials and MFA codes in real time, underming

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2026-03-17T07:23:26Z
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