Iranian Cyber Proxies Active But Not Nation-State Hackers

Nation-State Hackers Sheltering From Bombs or Cut Off From Internet David Perera (@daveperera) , Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 2, 2026

Iranian cyber proxies are girding for revenge while nation-state hackers in Tehran have gone quiet, whether to shelter from an onslaught of missile attacks or because the Middle Eastern country remains disconnected from the global internet on the third day of a U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign.

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Telemetry shows Iran went dark roughly at the moment the United States and Israel initiated war against Tehran - whether due to a cyberattack or as a preemptive internet blackout, as the ...