Cybersecurity Risks Amid Rising Iran–U.S. Tensions

Following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, this advisory warns of potential retaliatory cyber activity by Iran-affiliated actors and reviews historical campaigns (including IRGC-linked groups like “CyberAv3ngers”) that employed destructive wipers, DDoS, credential harvesting, and ICS/SCADA disruption; it lists previously exploited CVEs across VPNs, firewalls, and other products, highlights targeted sectors (energy, transportation, healthcare, government), and provides defensive recommendations such as reducing ICS exposure, patching prioritized CVEs, blocking unused RMM/Telegram, enforcing MFA, and enhanced monitoring.