Iranian hackers in recent years have wiped the computer servers of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company, crippled a Las Vegas casino, breached the networks of dozens of U.S. banks and been accused of trying to meddle in the 2020 presidential election
The warnings have experts predicting that Iran will once more turn to its army of hackers to retaliate for losing an elite commander like Soleimani.
“We will probably see an uptick in espionage, primarily focused on government systems, as Iranian actors seek to gather intelligence and better understand the dynamic geopolitical environment,” he added. “We also anticipate disruptive and destructive cyberattacks against the private sector.
In June, U.S. Cyber Command launched digital attacks against an Iranian spy group that American officials believe aided assaults on commercial tankers. The attacks targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps computer systems used to control rocket and missile launches, and successfully disabled those systems.by the paramilitary arm to plot attacks against oil tankers, The New York Times reported in August.
Not only that, the command likely had a team of digital warriors ready to "hunt deep, to be disruptive, if any reaction was immediate," the former U.S. intelligence official said.
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