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Iran-backed hackers claim wiper attack on medtech firm Stryker

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Post by b112 »

we_have_options wrote: post #162
b112 wrote: post #153

I absolutely think there should be ramifications for such acts. What I find bizarre, is that China and Russia do this daily, and "oh well". If such states sent over people to, you know, do damage using a bomb instead of a hack, there'd be trouble. As in, two towers were damaged, and it set off 20 years of war ... mostly against the wrong states. Yet if you cause death via subtle means, such as reducing hospital infra…

Or we could see this as a ramification for US bombing their country and DIRECTLY killing people, including many non-combatants. Like children, at school https://www.npr.org/2026/03/11/nx-s1-5744981/pentagon-iran-m...

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Post by lnsru »

SV_BubbleTime wrote: post #164
alistairSH wrote: post #161

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm glad there's finally a coalition But the coalition (is two nations really a coalition?) hasn't state regime change is the purpose of the war. Well, they did, and then changed their minds. Several times. And, as I'm sure you're aware, knocking off the head of state in Iran doesn't necessarily move the needle on regime change. Dismantling the IRGC and removing the hardliners will be a long, dangerous operation and…

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I am asking Iranians what’s next. It’s always the most important question. There will be some other guys with weapons taking over. Or should we expect peaceful elections coming like it was in Germany after defeating Nazis? But wait, Germany was conquered and divided by Allies to make it happen.

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Post by 1970-01-01 »

b112 wrote: post #153

I absolutely think there should be ramifications for such acts. What I find bizarre, is that China and Russia do this daily, and "oh well". If such states sent over people to, you know, do damage using a bomb instead of a hack, there'd be trouble. As in, two towers were damaged, and it set off 20 years of war ... mostly against the wrong states. Yet if you cause death via subtle means, such as reducing hospital infra…

Ramifications include firing more security engineers and replacing them with shoddy AI tools, pencil whipping any issues that cost time and money to fix immediately, or just ignoring the problem entirely until it happens a few more times.

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Post by gatreddi »

If Intune wiped personal devices that’s a serious failure. BYOD setups are supposed to wipe only the work container, not the whole phone. Either those devices were fully enrolled in MDM without people realizing or someone pushed the wrong wipe policy during incident response. Would be good to see confirmation from affected employees.

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Post by b112 »

randunel wrote: post #168
we_have_options wrote: post #162

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or we could see this as a ramification for US bombing their country and DIRECTLY killing people, including many non-combatants. Like children, at school https://www.npr.org/2026/03/11/nx-s1-5744981/pentagon-iran-m...

The commenter you replied to seems to be oblivious to the fact that this act, described in the article, is merely a consequence of the war they started.

Iranian hackers have been at place for quite some time beforehand.

And it's not a war started, its a "war" responding to decades of heinous, vicious, deadly funding of terrorist organizations, and bombing of innocent civilians.

Defending Iran is akin to defending a serial murderer. Or complaining that the serial murdered got shot while resisting arrest. Ridiculous.

I sincerely hope the decent people of Iran do get rid of this ridiculous, religiously ran and controlled state.

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Post by gzread »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #167
WD-42 wrote: post #160

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Well their country is currently being bombed, curious what additional ramifications you’d like to see?

I think he's pointing out that we're not bombing China or Russia or North Korea, or any other states, over similar attacks.

Well they're not... um... what was it that Iran was doing to make us bomb them again?

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Post by gzread »

b112 wrote: post #171
we_have_options wrote: post #162

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or we could see this as a ramification for US bombing their country and DIRECTLY killing people, including many non-combatants. Like children, at school https://www.npr.org/2026/03/11/nx-s1-5744981/pentagon-iran-m...

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I'm not quite getting your point. Are you saying that when Iran kills children, we should get angry and bomb them, and when the US kills children, other countries shouldn't get angry and bomb the US?

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Post by gzread »

b112 wrote: post #175
randunel wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The commenter you replied to seems to be oblivious to the fact that this act, described in the article, is merely a consequence of the war they started.

Iranian hackers have been at place for quite some time beforehand. And it's not a war started, its a "war" responding to decades of heinous, vicious, deadly funding of terrorist organizations, and bombing of innocent civilians. Defending Iran is akin to defending a serial murderer. Or complaining that the serial murdered got shot while resisting arrest. Ridiculous. I sincerely hope the decent people of Iran do get ri…

Didn't the US kill more people than Iran did, in any time period?

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Post by behnamoh »

jmyeet wrote: post #170

Isn't it a weird coincidence that soon after the US and Israel started an unprovoked and unnecessary war (that billionaires will profit handsomely from, as an aside) that we get stories like this to manufacture consent? I belive that US tech firms have increasingly become valid military targets. There was a post about this yesterday [1]. BUT I don't think that extends to hospitals and medical supplies, regardless of…

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