Intelligence warns of potential Iranian cyberattacks against US

Iran and its proxies could target the US with attacks in response to the Saturday ‌killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei by Israeli and US strikes, Reuters writes, referring to a US intelligence assessment.

The Feb. 28 threat assessment produced by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security said Iran ​and its proxies “probably” pose a threat of targeted attacks on the United States, although a large-scale ​physical attack was unlikely.

The report added that in the short term the main concern ⁠was that Iranian hackers would conduct cyber attacks against US networks.