The US Department of Homeland Security has issued a terrorism advisory urging American businesses to enhance their cybersecurity measures against potential Iranian cyberattacks. The advisory notes an increased threat environment, especially after recent U.S. military actions against Iranian nuclear facilities. Both state-sponsored and hacktivist actors from Iran may target vulnerable networks. Although Iran has demonstrated the capability for disruptive cyberattacks, their success has often been limited, and they tend to exaggerate their impact. Past incidents have shown that Iranian groups utilize poorly secured infrastructure but have not yet achieved significant disruption in critical systems.
Iran has had mixed results with disruptive cyberattacks and they frequently fabricate and exaggerate their effects in an effort to boost their psychological impact.
Both hacktivists and Iranian government-affiliated actors routinely target poorly secured US networks and Internet-connected devices for disruptive cyber attacks.
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