US Homeland Security warns of escalating Iranian cyberattack risks

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin warning of a heightened risk of cyberattacks linked to Iran-backed threat actors and hacktivists, noting previous intrusions and activity by state-affiliated groups (including Br0k3r) that sell initial access and use tactics like brute-force, password spraying, and MFA fatigue to target healthcare, government, IT, engineering, and energy sectors.