Stryker was targeted by the Handala group, which claims to have wiped more than 200,000 of the company’s devices.

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The signs of a cyberattack were identified on systems EU's main executive body uses for mobile device management.

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Italy has foiled a series of cyberattacks targeting some of its foreign ministry offices, including one in Washington.

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US officials told The New York Times that cyberattacks were used to turn off the lights in Caracas and disrupt air defense radars.

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We don’t have many details:

President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that the U.S. used cyberattacks or other technical capabilities to cut power off in Caracas during strikes on the Venezuelan capital that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

If true, it would mark one of the most public uses of U.S. cyber power against another nation in recent memory. These operations are typically highly classified, and the U.S. is considered one of the most advanced nations in cyberspace operations globally.