Iran-linked group claims cyber-attack on US medical device maker
A US medical device maker was hit by a cyber-attack, and an Iran-linked hacking group claimed responsibility. The group said the attack was retaliation for the bombing of a school in Minab, and there were also claims of damage involving 200,000 servers and 50 TB of data.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Claimed damage to 200,000 servers and 50 TB of data
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack claimed by an Iran-linked hacking group
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- Signs emerged that Iran had carried out a large-scale cyber-attack against a US company.
- The victim was identified as a US medical device maker, and an Iran-linked group claimed the attack and a retaliatory motive.
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