Khaberni - The New York Times reported that a hacking group declared its responsibility for an attack on an American manufacturing company, stating it was a retaliatory response to a strike targeting an Iranian school.
The newspaper, in a report prepared by its correspondent in London, Lindsey Chutel, said that the cyberattack on an American medical equipment manufacturing company named "Stryker" raised increasing concerns that Iran or hacking groups linked to it might target civilian companies and infrastructure as the war continues.
Stryker did not specify who was behind the attack, which disrupted its systems worldwide on Wednesday, but a group of hackers seemed to have adopted responsibility for it, describing the attack as a retaliatory response to a missile strike that targeted an elementary school in Iran.
Stryker, based in Michigan, USA, and producing a wide range of medical equipment, said it is still trying to restore its communication systems and orders.
They did not demand a ransom
It added that the breach appeared confined to its Microsoft software, indicating that there are no signs of malicious software or ransomware.
The company stated: "It is safe to communicate with Stryker employees and sales representatives via email and phone, and from within your facilities," according to its website. Stryker has customers in 61 countries.
A hacking group calling itself "Hindelah" claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement published on social media.
Retaliation for school strike
The statement said the breach was in retaliation for the missile strike on February 28 that targeted an elementary school in southern Iran, which Iranian officials said resulted in at least 175 deaths, most of them children.
The group "Hindelah," which apparently emerged a few weeks after the start of the Israeli war on Gaza in 2023, targeted companies and individuals associated with Israel, according to cybersecurity firms and intelligence groups, including the company "CyberInt" and the network "X-Force Xchanging" affiliated with "IBM," based in the US and Israel.
Since the war on Iran began on February 28, security companies have raised concerns that Iran or groups affiliated with it could engage in cyber warfare, and in some cases, specifically mentioned the group "Hindelah."
