SECURITYWEEK reports that hackers backing Tehran say an uncertain ceasefire between Iran and the United States and Israel will not halt their retaliatory cyberattacks for long. Handala, a pro-Iranian hacking group, said after the ceasefire announcement that attacks on the U.S. would be postponed temporarily, while operations against Israel would continue, warning that the cyber war will not end with any military truce.
In a joint advisory from the FBI, National Security Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, officials urged organisations that use programmable logic controllers to ensure their security precautions are up to date, noting that such systems control technology in ports, power plants and water plants.
Cybersecurity experts, including Markus Mueller of Nozomi Networks, said the lull could enable attackers to shift focus to American targets and expand the scale and scope of operations, potentially including high-profile attacks similar to the Stryker incident. So far, pro-Iranian hackers have been high in volume but low in impact, with Handala having claimed the Stryker hack and the FBI director Kash Patel’s personal email account compromise.