Iran is the first out-loud cyberwar the US has fought
2026-03-09T07:24:00Z•6c2db7fd5a8d00b4b6e06055b28a2c793039fd67b387efbf0f10b0358153b02c
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What happened
Feed of security reporting describing a sharp uptick in active cyber operations and widespread incidents: US–Iran kinetic strikes have been accompanied by significant nation-state cyber activity (Iran-linked groups including a MOIS/MuddyWater crew backdooring US organizations and widespread attacks on cameras), Hamas-linked spyware disguised as emergency-alert apps targeting Israeli phones, and multiple active-exploit vulnerabilities (Cisco SD‑WAN flaws, a high-severity Chrome/Gemini privilege-escalation bug, Perplexity Comet calendar-invite data exposure). The batch also covers large data exf
Why it matters
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- theregister_security
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- 6c2db7fd5a8d00b4b6e06055b28a2c793039fd67b387efbf0f10b0358153b02c
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- 2026-03-09T07:24:00Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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