Advisory: Middle East Conflict & Cyber Escalation

Advisory: Middle East Conflict & Cyber Escalation Overview On February 28, 2026, the US and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran (Operation Epic Fury / Roaring Lion). Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei was killed on March 01 and it hit back with drone and missile attacks across the Gulf, and the cyber dimension exploded almost immediately. Iran’s domestic internet dropped to 1-4% within hours of the first strikes. That didn’t slow things down, dozens of threat groups operating o