The ceasefire is for bullets, not bytes
Hacker groups linked to Iran have a clear message: the fragile cessation of military hostilities does not apply to them. While diplomats talk about peace, in the digital shadow the confrontation remains alive.
One of the most visible groups, Handala, left it in black and white. They announced a temporary pause in attacks against US targets, but will maintain their operations against Israel.
“We will resume our actions against Washington at the appropriate time,” the group warned, stressing that cyber warfare does not depend on military agreements.
Two weeks that are an eternity on the internet
The ceasefire agreed for 14 days already shows cracks. Each side claims to have won. And in this limbo, analysts see danger: the pause in combat could give hackers time to reorganize.
Worse still, to expand its reach towards new objectives. Strategic sectors in the United States are in the crosshairs.
The alerts are already on. U.S. authorities report infiltrations into critical industrial systems—programmable logic controllers that operate ports, power plants and water networks.
It is the nightmare of every cybersecurity expert: that a geopolitical conflict sneaks into the systems that keep daily life functioning. The truce may have silenced the cannons, but keyboards are still weapons.
