"Access to AI" is being blamed for Iranian cyberattacks — exactly as I said in my last few videos on cyberattacks, this pushes the narrative that AI is "too powerful" and access to compute must be limited.

source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/how-ai-may-have-handed-irans-proxies-a-map-to-us-infra/articleshow/129414081.cms

A cyberattack on a major poultry processor in Australia has shut down operations, "leaving businesses without meat."

Chicken meat processor Hazeldenes in central Victoria has led it to shutdown its wi-fi system on site, and a shortage of chicken at pubs and butchers across the state.

Our food production & distribution is vulnerable to cyberattacks. CISA has been conducting tabletop exercises about this. Heads up.

source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/cyber-attack-takes-major-chicken-processor-hazeldenes-offline/106376184

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/cyber-attack-takes-major-chicken-processor-hazeldenes-offline/106376184

India shuts down fertilizer plants

Unable to get LNG after Qatar stopped production, Indian urea production is grinding to a halt.

Restarting a facility is non-trivial and can take up to a month — this is not something which can quickly be resolved.

Global urea prices were already up in the last days; where farmers can't fertilize, yields will drop. Thee both mean Less food — and more expensive.

source: https://www.outlookbusiness.com/economy-and-policy/indias-fertilizer-plants-shut-down-as-west-asia-war-cuts-lng-supplies

Iranian "hacktivists" have claimed credit for a cyberattack on US medical device maker Stryker, remotely wiping employee device and stopping operations. Stryker makes defibrillators and surgical/imaging equipment.

The Iranian hacker collective Handala (mentioned above in recent posts) claims they targeted Stryker in retaliation for US bombing of all-girls school in Iran. They say they have wiped more that 200,000 Stryker systems, servers, and mobile devices and stole 50 terabytes of critical data, forcing Stryker offices in 79 countries to shut down.

#Cyberattack #Iran

https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/cork-stryker-plants-hit-suspected-33571864