Bay Area technology experts comment on possibility of cyberattacks following U.S. strikes on Iran
June 23, 2025 – Published on CBS News Bay Area
A day after President Trump announced the U.S. struck nuclear facilities in Iran, the Department of Homeland Security warned about the potential for low-level cybersecurity attacks.
And even though the US has announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Paul Keener, a strategist for a cyber consulting firm called GuidePoint Security headquartered in Virginia, said the potential attackers don’t even have to be Iranian.
“That is one of Iran’s typical methods, because they use hacktivist groups. And so, the hacktivist groups are people who are ideologically aligned,” said Keener. “And so, it creates the appearance of something bigger and more responsive than it might actually be. And so, yeah, is it likely that this will happen? I think so. If they can focus and do that, I would anticipate that.”
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