Amid a paralyzing breach of medical tech firm Stryker, the group has come to represent Iran's use of “hacktivism” as cover for chaotic, retaliatory state-sponsored cyberattacks.

Around the same time the Stryker attack came to light, posts to a Telegram account and website controlled by Handala Hack took credit for the takedown. Handala posts cited last week’s killing of 165 civilians at a girls’ school in Iran by an American Tomahawk missile and past hacking operations that the US and Israel have perpetrated on Iran.

Salt Typhoon is by far one of the most prolific hacking groups in recent years, breaching some of the top American phone companies. Here are all the countries that have been targeted.

New research shows hundreds of attempts by apparent Iranian state hackers to hijack consumer-grade cameras, timed to missile and drone strikes. Israel, Russia, and Ukraine have also adopted this trick.

Security researchers say exploits used by governments to hack into Apple iPhones have been found used by cybercriminals. They warned of an emerging market for "second hand" exploits.

And while the company has provided few details about the extent of the attack, a pro-Iran hacking group, Handala, is claiming responsibility, saying in a post on X that it executed the cyberattack "in retaliation" for the ongoing war in the region.

Medical device giant Stryker confirmed Thursday that a cyberattack is causing significant disruption across its global operations, affecting its ability to process orders, manufacture products, and fulfill

Iranian internet addresses associated with the hacking groups went dark on March 5 at the same time. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Posing as cybercriminals, investigators shut down a platform that fueled more than 30 million bogus emails in a single month, they say.