Stryker Attack Mirrors Tactics Used in Iran‑Aligned Hacks

While struggling to log in to their work computers this week, some employees of the medical technology company Stryker Corp. were met by an unfamiliar black-and-white cartoon figure: the logo of a shadowy pro-Iranian hacking group.

The image that greeted victims of the crippling cyberattack, according to screenshots reviewed by Bloomberg News, represents Handala, a digital sabotage persona that seeks to disrupt organizations tied to Israel or the US military.