Iran Cyber Risk: ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ for U.S. Banks, Critical Infrastructure

In early March, escalating concerns about cyberattacks linked to Iranian-backed attackers and hacktivists put U.S. banks and other critical infrastructure sectors on high alert. Ongoing tensions between Iran and the U.S. due to the Iran war are believed to have fueled the cyberattack against U.S. medical device maker Stryker in March—an attack claimed by the pro-Iranian hacktivist group Handala Hack. This attack was waged for cyber retaliation rather than financial gain.

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CISA, Department of Homeland Security, Financial Services - Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), White House