FBI Seizes Iranian-Linked Hackers’ Websites Following Cyberattack
CISA warns U.S. companies to secure Microsoft Intune after hackers wiped data from nearly 88,000 devices, disrupting Stryker's global operations and supply systems.
- The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency urged companies on Thursday to secure Microsoft Intune after hackers abused access to Stryker's Windows-based corporate network.
- Breaking into an internal administrator account, hackers gained near-unlimited access and used Microsoft Intune to wipe approximately 80,000 devices at Stryker last week.
- BleepingComputer reported the hacker-initiated wipe affected nearly 88,000 devices, and Stryker said the incident was contained with restoration underway.
- The FBI seized two Handala websites this week, replacing their content with seizure banners and DOJ/FBI server redirects under a court warrant citing malicious cyber activities tied to a foreign state actor.
- Cybersecurity experts say attackers abused legitimate management software, Microsoft Intune, to mass-wipe devices, linking the attack to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security, active since October 7, 2023.
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FBI seizes Iranian-linked hackers’ websites following cyberattack
The FBI on Thursday seized two domains tied to the Iranian-linked hacker group Handala, which took credit for the cyberattack last week against a global medical technology company. The two websites were replaced with FBI seizure banners that said the domains had been “used to conduct, facilitate, or support malicious cyber activities on behalf of, or in coordination with, a foreign state actor.” The seizures come just days after the hackers clai…
CISA urges companies to secure Microsoft Intune systems after hackers mass-wipe Stryker devices
The U.S. cybersecurity agency urged companies to prevent access to systems used for remotely managing their fleets of employee devices after hackers broke into a major U.S. medical tech giant and remotely wiped thousands of phones and computers.
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