Cyber retaliation from Iran is a problem for U.S. companies — ‘It’s in the hands of a 19-year-old hacker in a Telegram room,’ ex-NSA operative says

Cyber retaliation from Iran is a problem for U.S. companies — ‘It’s in the hands of a 19-year-old hacker in a Telegram room,’ ex-NSA operative says

Iranian cyber operatives are launching increasingly aggressive and decentralized attacks against U.S. companies following geopolitical tensions, with the "Great Epic" cyber campaign demonstrating capabilities to compromise critical apps and conduct psychological operations. With Iranian leadership disrupted, control of these attacks has shifted to loosely coordinated proxy groups operating through Telegram and Reddit, making targeting decisions unpredictably and potentially putting mid-sized companies at significant risk.