Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Firm Stryker
2026-03-16T19:23:38Z•a321054e35a11006f2cda1602a410d91c5fc368c2e6911d49e5540e82c2d0955
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What happened
A run of KrebsOnSecurity briefs covering multiple high-impact incidents and trends: an Iran-linked actor claims a destructive wiper attack against medtech giant Stryker (large staff disruptions in Ireland, building emergency at U.S. HQ); Microsoft’s March 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 77 vulnerabilities (no new widely reported zero-days); emergence of AI assistants/agents that blur lines between data and code and raise new insider/automation threats; the massive Kimwolf IoT botnet (2M+ devices) and its operator “Dort” are driving DDoS, doxing and abuse, disrupting the I2P anonymity network and entw
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