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Postal Grunt

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8. Hackers
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 01:50 AM
12 hrs ago

Iran is capable of asymmetric warfare in the form of using its many talented hackers. Government buildings and military facilities wouldn't necessarily be their main targets. For many years hospitals, utility companies, and other unassuming entities have been warned to update their computer systems to protect themselves from ransomware attacks and other malevolent devices before they become victims of their own ineptitude and sloth. Just use your imagination as to the impact of towns and cities losing water supplies or electricity. We can only hope that responsible managers have convinced the powers that be to practice preventive, positive steps instead of waiting to find Bandaids after the proverbial fecal matter has hit the fan.

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