U.S. medical technology company Stryker is currently experiencing a massive cyberattack, which has shut down their computer systems and, as a result, even closed the company’s offices.
An Iran-linked digital activist collective known as Handala is claiming credit for the cyberattack against Stryker. This would be the first major cyberattack carried out in the wake of the U.S. war in Iran. Cybersecurity researchers have warned that U.S. companies face an elevated threat risk, primarily from Iran-linked hacktivist groups.
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Source: Yahoo News
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