Summary
The February 28, 2026 Middle East military conflict has triggered a surge in cyber operations: 149 hacktivist attacks across 16 countries in just three days spanning VPN/firewall exploitation, AI-enhanced phishing, wiper malware, and DDoS campaigns targeting organizations of all sizes and sectors globally.
Take Action:
Treat the cyberattacks around the Middle-East conflict as a real emergency: patch all your systems, expecially internet-facing systems (especially VPNs and firewalls). Enforce multi-factor authentication everywhere, verify your backups are offline and working, and do not trust any unexpected messages on Telegram, WhatsApp, SMS, or email. If you have any industrial or OT devices, make sure they are isolated from the internet and accessible from trusted networks only, remove all default credentials, and segment them from the rest of your network immediately.
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