Iran's cyberwar has begun

Iranian hackers have launched spying expeditions, digital probes, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the wake of the US and Israel launching missile strikes over the weekend, and security researchers urge organizations to expect more cyber intrusions as the war continues.

Most of the cyber activity so far has targeted Israel and Persian Gulf countries - and some of this began well before military campaigns - but threat intel analysts tell The Register that digital attacks against American organizations are inevitable.

Mobile app security firm Approov noted a "significant surge in highly sophisticated probing attacks against APIs and mobile applications that provide critical communication links for regional governments," according to company CEO Ted Miracco. "We have analytical indications that the presumed Iranian actors were scouting and gauging regional infrastructure vulnerabilities." 

These probes began in early February, he told The Register, and while Approov can't comment on the specific apps ...