Cyberwarfare

Iran’s Support for Russia and Lessons Learned from Ukraine

Orban’s ouster was a win. But don’t let Hungary distract from Russia’s next target

Post-election celebrations erupted in the streets of Budapest over the weekend after Hungarian voters ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years, handing pro-EU opposition leader Peter...

Tehran’s Looking for a Few Good Spies in Israel

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is running an espionage recruitment operation targeting Israeli military and government personnel, according to new research from FDD’s Center on Cyber...

How an Iranian Cyberattack Hit US Local Governments

Congress must restore funding and coordination to defend against escalating Iranian cyber threats targeting the United States.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Attacks U.S. and Allied Critical Infrastructure

Iranian hackers are targeting industrial equipment and causing operational disruptions to multiple types of critical infrastructure, warned the U.S. government on April 7. Despite the ceasefire announced...

What the 2026 Intelligence Assessment Gets Right—and Wrong

The US intelligence assessment identifies key threats but understates cyber risks and China’s Taiwan strategy, leaving US policymakers ill-prepared for emerging conflicts.

6 Things To Know About Handala — Tehran’s Hackers Making Front Page News

U.S. law enforcement confirmed on March 27 that Iranian hackers operating under the name Handala compromised the FBI director’s personal email. The group claims to be an independent, pro-Palestinian...

Trump’s Cyber Strategy Is a Strong Playbook, but It’s All in the Execution

The White House is making a significant effort toward putting the nation’s cyber house in order. A newly released National Cyber Strategy represents a big step in the right direction for U.S. national...

FCC Ban on Foreign-Produced Routers Targets Chinese Firms Tied to Cybersecurity Risks

The United States is pushing Chinese-produced routers off the shelf and onto a watchlist. On March 23, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) banned all foreign-produced routers from entering the...

Iran’s Pro-Regime Hackers Cannot Back Up Their Claims of Successful Cyber Attacks

As the United States and Israel continue to pummel the clerical regime in Iran, its hackers are threatening to join the fray. The Cyber Isnaad Front, a regime proxy, warned at the outset of the operation...

Resilient Networks; Disruptions to Communications

America Resilient in the Face of Aggressive Foreign Malign Influence Targeting the 2024 U.S. Elections

United States Cyber Force

A Defense Imperative

America Must Take North Korea’s Cyber Warfare Capabilities Seriously

While it has not launched any new missiles since July, North Korea instead demonstrated its hostility with cyber-attacks throughout 2020. What can Washington do to push back?

Evolving Menace

Iran’s Use of Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare

Kim Jong Un’s ‘All-Purpose Sword’

North Korean Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare