WEST COAST ON ALERT: FBI Warns of Iranian Drone Strikes on California; Tech Giant Stryker Paralyzed in 50TB Cyber-Wipe
The shadow of the Middle East conflict has reached the Pacific.
The FBI has issued a startling warning to California law enforcement: Iran may be planning to strike the U.S. mainland using ship-launched suicide drones.
Simultaneously, a massive cyberattack has crippled medical leader Stryker, with hackers claiming to have deleted decades of critical data.
The "Sea-to-Land" Threat: California in the Crosshairs
An unclassified FBI intelligence bulletin, circulated to West Coast police departments in late February 2026, warns that the Islamic Republic has "aspired" to launch a surprise attack on unspecified targets in California.
The Digital Front: Stryker Global Systems "Wiped"
While California prepares for a physical threat, the American healthcare sector is already reeling from a devastating digital blow.
As mentioned, Stryker Corporation, a world leader in medical technology, has suffered what experts call a "digital decapitation."
The Iran-linked hacking group "Handala" has claimed responsibility for the breach. The group claims to have extracted 50 terabytes of data and remotely "wiped" or disabled over 200,000 systems, including servers, laptops, and mobile devices across 79 countries.
Handala explicitly stated the attack was a response to U.S. military strikes in Iran.
Stryker employees worldwide found their company devices suddenly shutting down, replaced by the Handala logo on login screens. The company has urged all staff to remain offline as they work with Microsoft and federal investigators to contain the "wiper" malware.