149 Hacktivist DDoS Attacks Hit 110 Organizations in 16 Countries After Middle East Conflict

Security vendors and government sources report a spike in retaliatory hacktivist and state-aligned cyber activity following coordinated U.S.–Israel military operations against Iran, with 149 DDoS claims affecting 110 organizations across 16 countries; prominent actors include Keymous+, DieNet, NoName057(16), Hider Nex, and Iranian state-linked groups such as UNC1549 and IRGC-associated actors. Attacks are concentrated in the Middle East and heavily target government, critical infrastructure, finance, and telecommunications using DDoS, hack-and-leak, SMS phishing distributing malicious APKs, and other disruption/espionage TTPs; vendors advise heightened monitoring, exposure reviews, and improved segmentation to mitigate risk.