Hacktivist campaigns increase as United States, Iran, and Israel conflict intensifies
2026-03-06T08:51:42Z•c1d28c076ece1d87e53a7d633a8bac1215bed4a7f4f26f531ee0cbd93ebbbdf8
Active Adversary ReportCiscoFirewall v22IranIsraelOperation Epic FurySD-WANSophos CTUWorkspace ProtectionX-Opsactive exploitationcyber advisoryhacktivismthreat-research
What happened
Sophos published multiple posts warning of increased hacktivist activity tied to the U.S.–Israel–Iran escalation (including references to Operation Epic Fury) and issued a CTU/X‑Ops cyber advisory with defensive recommendations. Their coverage also highlights the 2026 Active Adversary Report and product updates (Sophos Workspace Protection, Firewall v22). Separately, Sophos reported active exploitation of Cisco SD‑WAN vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-20127 and CVE-2022-20775).
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- sophos_news
- Record identifier
- c1d28c076ece1d87e53a7d633a8bac1215bed4a7f4f26f531ee0cbd93ebbbdf8
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-06T08:51:42Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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