A wave of cyber-enabled operations took place early Saturday ‌morning alongside the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on targets across Iran, according to cybersecurity ​experts and observers. Cyber operations also struck a variety of Iranian government services and military targets to limit a coordinated Iranian response, the Jerusalem Post reported on Saturday. The attacks could include ⁠the amplification of old data breaches presented as new, unsophisticated attempts to compromise internet-exposed industrial systems, and potentially direct offensive cyber operations, Pilling said. The current cyber activity may precede more aggressive operations, said Adam Meyers, senior vice president of counter adversary operations with ‌CrowdStrike. “CrowdStrike is already seeing activity consistent with Iranian-aligned threat actors and hacktivist groups conducting reconnaissance and initiating ​DDoS attacks,” he said.

Source: The Hindu March 02, 2026 05:22 UTC