Iran’s cyber threat may be less ‘shock and awe’ than ‘low and slow,’ officials say
2026-04-25T14:51:53Z•ca742d279c88a822b83ae1a5a3f22bc0fb48a53b074b480c9c271d9f0106c47d
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A set of cybersecurity and tech policy stories: U.S. officials assess Iran’s cyber threat as more likely to be opportunistic, “low-and-slow” intrusions rather than large-scale 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 and systems; Norway’s prime minister proposed legislation to restrict social media access for young teens and require age verification and platform accountability; Toronto police arrested three people in Canada’s firfi
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