There are a few more details coming out about last week’s cyber targeting of an Iranian-backed group by the U.S. military. Sources told CNN that the goal was to “disable and degrade” an Iranian-backed group that operates forces in Iraq and Syria by disabling their communications systems.
The latest details shed light on the cyber battlespace and how it’s being exercised at a higher than usual degree as the rhetoric between the U.S. and Iran continues to escalate. U.S. officials are warning businesses to increase their vigilance against intrusion and attacks by Iranian-backed threat actors.
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