Cyberattacks Spike 245% in the Two Weeks After the Start of War with Iran

Researchers report a surge in pro‑Iranian hacktivist and state‑linked cyber activity following the U.S./Israeli bombing campaign against Iran, including massive connection-attempt campaigns, DDoS, data breaches and large-scale data‑wiping operations; analysts note a tactical shift to living‑off‑the‑land administrative abuse (e.g., compromised Intune admin accounts used to wipe tens of thousands of devices), increasing decentralization and destructive impact across financial, e‑commerce, travel, hospitality and energy sectors.