Iran-linked hacktivists could target governments, experts warn

The report warns that Iran-aligned hacktivists and potentially state-sponsored actors are mobilizing to target U.S. and allied government, financial, media, and critical infrastructure with DDoS, website defacement, code injection, supply-chain disruption, and disinformation (including AI-generated deepfakes); it references observed incidents (a DDoS against a U.S. port and a claimed PII leak), notes AWS data-center disruptions in the region from kinetic strikes, and urges state and local governments to remain vigilant.