Iran could launch cyber intrusions against insecure networks and internet-connected devices.
The Department of Homeland Security has warned U.S. networks to potentially be subjected to cyber-attacks by Iranian state-sponsored threat groups and pro-Iranian hacktivist operations.
Amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel and following President Donald Trump's directive to strike three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend, DHS’ National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin warned.
It said that aside from launching cyber intrusions against insecure networks and internet-connected devices, Iran could also intensify physical threats across the country.
The alert, which is set to expire on September 22nd, comes as Trump's social media platform Truth Social was allegedly disrupted by an Iranian hacker group in a distributed denial-of-service attack.
"Iran's cyber strategy is likely [in] cooperation with Russia, which given current tensions, could be a real possibility. Iranian capabilities have certainly increased since the 'Shamoon' attacks used against oil companies back in the day," said former DHS Assistant Secretary Brian Harrell.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
