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Iran-backed hackers claim wiper attack on medtech firm Stryker

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Re: Iran-backed hackers claim wiper attack on medtech firm Stryker

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Post by alistairSH »

behnamoh wrote: post #158

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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 I doubt the US has the stomach for that. And Israel has already moved on to bombing Lebanon again.

Re: Iran-backed hackers claim wiper attack on medtech firm Stryker

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Post by we_have_options »

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...

Re: Iran-backed hackers claim wiper attack on medtech firm Stryker

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Post by 2bluesc »

0x53 wrote: post #27

Never add your personal device to a companies MDM…

I believe Android Work profile[0] would have limited the damage to the work profile rather than also impact the personal profile on a personal device.

Does anyone know if this is correct?

[0] https://www.android.com/enterprise/work-profile/

Re: Iran-backed hackers claim wiper attack on medtech firm Stryker

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Post by SV_BubbleTime »

alistairSH wrote: post #161
behnamoh wrote: post #158

[flagged]

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…

[flagged]

Re: Iran-backed hackers claim wiper attack on medtech firm Stryker

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Post by dmix »

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…

The only reason the US government doesn't make a big deal about hacking is because they dont want blowback from their own intelligence collection operations.

It's like how every country knows embassies are full of spies but they let them operate as diplomats anyway because they do the same thing.

Re: Iran-backed hackers claim wiper attack on medtech firm Stryker

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Post by the_af »

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…

Is it an "oh well" situation in this case though?

There seem to be actual people getting killed, in an actual war (by another name, but we all know it's a war, with missiles and airplanes and bombs).

Re: Iran-backed hackers claim wiper attack on medtech firm Stryker

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Post by pavel_lishin »

WD-42 wrote: post #160
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…

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.

Re: Iran-backed hackers claim wiper attack on medtech firm Stryker

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Post by randunel »

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...

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.

Re: Iran-backed hackers claim wiper attack on medtech firm Stryker

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Post by camillomiller »

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…

Yep, the US should kill another 170 kids in a school, for example, right?

Edit: this is one of those case where I would really love to see the face of the one who downvoted this comment.

Re: Iran-backed hackers claim wiper attack on medtech firm Stryker

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Post by jmyeet »

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 who owns them or if they treat soldiers or not.

But, as best as I can tell, the company has been inconvenienced, possibly massively. Let's put this in context. The US launched a Tomahawk missile at a school and killed 160 school girls.

And I bet that if you look into pretty much any company hit by a hack, you'll find cost-cutting on IT to increase executive pay and bonuses.

Between the Iran-Iraq war, which the US was responsible for, and decades of sanctions, the US has by this point killed millions of Iranians. The real problem here is the general ignorance of the average American of America's 70+ years of war crimes against Iran [2].

I mean this as analysis, not justification. But at some point the incredulity at blowback rings hollow.

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47341007

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47342791

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