Iran Readied Cyberattack Capabilities for Response Prior to Epic Fury
Analysis reveals a six-month buildup of Iran-linked cyber infrastructure, including US-based shell companies, designed to weather kinetic strikes and ensure the resilience of its global hacking operations. The post Iran Readied Cyberattack Capabilities for Response Prior to Epic Fury appeared first on SecurityWeek.
America, Israel and ‘facilitating’ Gulf states received malicious attacks from Iranian APTs within days of Epic Fury, and there are around 60 Iran-linked hacktivist groups currently operating.
It is little surprise that malicious Iranian cyber activity increased immediately after the US/Israel strikes commenced at the end of February 2026. It is more surprising that MOIS (Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security) and IRGC linked cyber groups seemed to be preparing themselves for this event.
A study by Augur Security, which uses AI and behavioral modeling to provide early identification and mapping of malicious infrastructure, demonstrates that numerous government-linked groups (either with MOIS or one of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – IRGC – cyber units) showed increased infrastructure activity in the six months prior to Epic Fury.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/iran-readied-cyberattack-capabilities-for-response-prior-to-epic-fury/
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