--- title: Defending Against Iranian Cyber Threats in the Wake of... description: Following the February 28, 2026 U.S.-Israeli Operation Epic Fury targeting Iran, approximately 60 hacktivist groups have been activated and Iranian... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/defending-against-iranian-cyber-threats-in-the-wake-of-operation-epic-fury-n4sthyjvr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Defending Against Iranian Cyber Threats in the Wake of Operation Epic Fury | daily.dev og:description: Following the February 28, 2026 U.S.-Israeli Operation Epic Fury targeting Iran, approximately 60 hacktivist groups have been activated and Iranian... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/defending-against-iranian-cyber-threats-in-the-wake-of-operation-epic-fury-n4sthyjvr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/N4StHYJVR.png og:image:alt: Defending Against Iranian Cyber Threats in the Wake of Operation Epic Fury og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Defending Against Iranian Cyber Threats in the Wake of Operation Epic Fury **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Following the February 28, 2026 U.S.-Israeli Operation Epic Fury targeting Iran, approximately 60 hacktivist groups have been activated and Iranian state-aligned cyber units are escalating attacks. Active campaigns include SMS/phishing delivering RedAlert APK malware, DDoS attacks, data exfiltration, and early wiper deployments. Iranian APT groups MuddyWater, APT35/Charming Kitten, and OilRig/APT34 remain operationally active with evolving toolsets including newer malware families RustyWater and WezRAT. AttackIQ has released an assessment template covering Iranian adversary payload samples to help organizations validate their defenses. Organizations in energy, government, defense, financial services, and critical infrastructure are urged to deploy the assessment immediately, as the window between geopolitical escalation and retaliatory cyber operations is measured in days. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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