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

2026-04-26T02:51:54Zd9b78d99e42a72f6c48a846668b521d6b85f234c9dfd923c906d63123b70c11c
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Collection of security and tech news: U.S. officials and experts warn Iran’s cyber operations are more likely to be opportunistic, low-and-slow intrusions rather than a single shock-and-awe campaign; ADT disclosed a cyber intrusion that exfiltrated a limited set of customer and prospective-customer data; the Pentagon is wrestling with hardening AI as it integrates autonomous weapons and moves toward autonomous warfare; Norway’s prime minister proposed legislation to restrict social-media access for young teens and require age verification; Toronto police arrested three suspects in Canada’s 첫‑e

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