IRANIAN HACKERS ARE TRYING TO CREATE A PSYCHOLOGICAL WAR IN CYBERSPACE

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A new report by cybersecurity agency DomainTools alleges that the Iranian-backed CyberAv3ngers group is shifting its operations to focus on misinformation and psychological warfare. The CyberAv3ngers have been active since 2023, and while they have been tied to confirmed intrusions, they have also claimed targets that have been debunked. According to the report, the group has refined cyber activity “into a fully realized propaganda apparatus” with the goal of not just breaching systems but “to control the narrative surrounding those breaches.”