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

2026-04-25T08:51:55Zec2d91d0148eb6c3e4ea0ed85949df612ac92e82fa11b2178fe9ae1600218ac9
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A batch of cybersecurity and tech policy developments: U.S. and allied officials assess Iran’s cyber threat as more likely to be opportunistic, low-and-slow intrusions rather than large “shock and awe” campaigns. Home-security firm ADT disclosed a cyber intrusion that stole a limited set of customer and prospective-customer data. The Pentagon is confronting risks of securing AI as it advances toward autonomous weapons. Norway’s prime minister proposed legislation to block social media access for younger teens and require stronger age-verification and platform accountability. Toronto police in‑

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