AXIOS (Jason Lalljee) - Hackers join U.S. and Israel's fight with Iran
U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran are playing out in the air and at sea, while a parallel fight is unfolding online . Why it matters: Iranian actors — both state-linked and loosely affiliated — have a history of cyberattacks against the U.S. , but the U.S. and Israeli governments are now using similar tactics. Driving the news: A Wednesday cyberattack allegedly linked to Iran‑aligned hackers disrupted operations at Stryker, a major U.S. medical technology company, The Wall Street Journal reported . - Stryker confirmed in a statement that it is "experiencing a global network disruption to our Microsoft environment," but that it hasn't seen any signs of "ransomware or malware" and now believes the incident is "contained." …
U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran are playing out in the air and at sea, while a parallel fight is unfolding online . Why it matters: Iranian actors — both state-linked and loosely affiliated — have a history of cyberattacks against the U.S. , but the U.S. and Israeli governments are now using similar tactics. Driving the news: A Wednesday cyberattack allegedly linked to Iran‑aligned hackers disrupted operations at Stryker, a major U.S. medical technology company, The Wall Street Journal reported . - Stryker confirmed in a statement that it is "experiencing a global network disruption to our Microsoft environment," but that it hasn't seen any signs of "ransomware or malware" and now believes the incident is "contained." …Open