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wiper
Safeguard articles tagged "wiper" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Threat Intelligence
Stryker Wiper Attack: When Hacktivists Used Intune to Brick 200,000 Medtech Devices
An Iran-aligned group used a compromised admin account and Microsoft Intune to factory-reset roughly 200,000 of Stryker's devices in real time. The lesson is uncomfortable: your management plane is your biggest single point of failure.
Jun 21, 20267 min read
Supply Chain Attacks
Microsoft's durabletask PyPI Package Compromised (19 May 2026): A Linux Wiper and Multi-Cloud Credential Theft
On 19 May 2026, three malicious versions of Microsoft's durabletask PyPI package were uploaded in a 35-minute window. The payload steals AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes credentials in under four seconds and ships a locale-gated rm -rf wiper.
May 20, 202610 min read
Incident Analysis
NotPetya's Origin: A Supply Chain Story From Ukraine
NotPetya is remembered as ransomware. It was not. It was a supply chain wiper that detonated through Ukrainian tax software in June 2017.
Jul 5, 20177 min read