Everyone figured VECT 2.0 was the next slick RaaS contender, partnering with BreachForums and supply-chain hackers. Turns out, its encryption engine self-destructs large files — making it a wiper by bug.
Destructive cyberattacks aren't if—they're when. Mandiant's latest guide arms orgs with scalable defenses against wipers and data shredders.
Imagine your surgeon's tools vanishing mid-operation, courtesy of hackers in Tehran. Iran-linked Handala just turned Stryker's global network into digital ash, exposing medtech's fragile underbelly.
A worm called CanisterWorm just lit up Iranian cloud setups, wiping data based on time zones and language. Behind it? TeamPCP, who own 97% of their hits on Azure and AWS misconfigs.
Forget the old disk-wipers; Iran's cyber crews are now hijacking your own admin tools to nuke devices. This sneaky pivot changes everything for global targets.
Screens flicker in boardrooms worldwide as Iranian-themed phishing lures flood inboxes. Unit 42's latest brief reveals a cyber storm brewing beyond the blackout.