The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning Americans of an enhanced threat environment for cyber attacks or violence within the United States as it monitors for any retaliation for the recent strikes on Iran authorized by President Donald Trump.
“The ongoing Iran conflict is causing a heightened threat environment in the United States,” DHS announced in a national terrorism advisory bulletin.
DHS said that “low level cyber attacks” carried out by pro-Iran hackers are “likely.”
The bulletin noted that Iran has a “long-standing commitment” to target individuals it holds responsible for the death of Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian general assassinated on Trump’s orders in January 2020….