Iran’s cyber threat may be less ‘shock and awe’ than ‘low and slow,’ officials say

2026-04-25T20:51:56Z0c5ebc27a3eb25dbb1ab00b61c846751d4fe95bd88b04951a1394763a2009148
ADT breachAI securityCanada law enforcementIranian cyber threatPentagonSMS blasterage verificationautonomous weaponscustomer data theftmobile phishingopportunistic intrusionssocial media regulationyouth online safety

What happened

A collection of cybersecurity and tech policy developments: U.S. officials assess Iran’s cyber campaign as more likely to be “low and slow” opportunistic intrusions rather than a large-scale shock-and-awe attack; ADT disclosed a cyber intrusion that exfiltrated a limited set of customer and prospective-customer data; the Pentagon is wrestling with securing AI as it moves toward autonomous weapons; Norway’s prime minister proposed legislation to restrict social-media access for young teens and require age verification; Toronto police arrested three in Canada’s first case involving an SMS blaste

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