US Marines stationed around the Persian Gulf have been receiving WhatsApp messages from strangers suggesting they call home and make their final goodbyes. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Iran Hacktivists Make Noise but Have Little Impact on War
Iran-aligned groups are trying to make their mark in the Gulf, but the results have fallen short of remarkable.
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Iran-linked hackers target IP cameras across Israel and Gulf states for military intelligence
Researchers observed Iran-linked actors targeting IP cameras across Israel and Gulf countries, likely to support military intelligence and battle damage assessment. According to the Check Point Cyber Security Report 2026, cyber operations are increasingly used to support military activity and battle damage assessment (BDA). During the Israel-Iran tensions, researchers from Check Point Software Technologies observed…
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Expect Iran to Launch Cyber-Attacks Globally, Warns Google Head of Threat Intel
John Hultquist suggests “aggressive” Iranian cyber attackers will target the US and its Gulf allies with plausibly deniable ransomware attacks, hacktivist campaigns and more