Iran strike puts U.S. cybersecurity experts on alert.
The Sands hack was what is known as a"wiper" attack, a hallmark of Iranian cyber tactics. Rather than steal a network's files, or hold them for payment like ransomware, wiper attacks simply delete the systems they infect to maximize damage. Such public attacks stopped around the time the Obama administration began negotiating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which became commonly known as the Iranian nuclear deal.
of an ongoing Iranian phishing campaign targeting some Americans that began after the Trump administration increased sanctions on Iran.that warning Thursday. There are no publicly known infections from that campaign, though, and no indication of whether the campaign intended simply to spy on targets or to escalate into something more destructive.
Cyber operations take time, and if Iran does intend to conduct a retaliatory destructive cyberattack for Soleimani’s death, it will need to first gain a foothold in target networks — something it has in the region more than in the U.S.
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