Iran cyberattack against med tech firm 'just the beginning'

Security analysts warn that Iran's cyberattack on medical technology company Stryker — the first destructive cyberattack against a major US corporation during the Iran war — signals an escalating campaign of cyber operations. The attack, attributed to MOIS-linked group Handala, caused a global network outage with ordering and shipping systems still offline a week later. Experts predict Iran will increasingly target civilian businesses rather than hardened government assets, leveraging proxy hacktivist groups for plausible deniability. Iran's cyber capabilities include custom malware, hack-and-leak operations, and pre-positioned access in US networks, with MuddyWater already embedded in multiple US companies including a bank, software firm, and airport.