DHS expects Iran’s cyber forces will target US networks after strikes on nuclear sites

Image credit: DC Studio via Freepik | Rawpixel.com via Freepik. Article by David DiMolfetta. Nextgov / FCW – June 22, 2025.

Iran-linked hackers and other groups affiliated with Tehran will likely launch cyberattacks against U.S. targets in response to President Donald Trump’s order to strike three of Iran’s nuclear sites, according to a Department of Homeland Security bulletin issued Sunday. “Low-level cyber attacks against U.S. networks by pro-Iranian hacktivists are likely, and cyber actors affiliated with the Iranian government may conduct attacks against U.S. networks,” said the alert from the National Terrorism Advisory System. […]

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