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

2026-04-27T02:51:56Zc805ef5c6790605fe795860c3af2c3426dd827788806bf4b601e7be1c674d56c
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A batch of cybersecurity and tech policy stories: analysts warn Iranian cyber activity is likely to be persistent, opportunistic “low-and-slow” intrusions rather than large shock-and-awe attacks; 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 integrates autonomous weapons; Norway’s prime minister proposed restricting social-media access for young teens with age-verification requirements; and Toronto police arrested three suspects in Canada’s first known case involving an SMS-blaster used

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