US Homeland Security Warns of Potential Iranian Retaliatory Cyber and Targeted Attacks

The US Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning about potential retaliatory attacks from Iran and its proxies following the reported death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While a large-scale physical attack on US soil is considered unlikely, targeted attacks and low-level cyber operations by Iran-aligned hacktivists, such as website defacements and DDoS attacks, remain a concern. Homeland Security is coordinating with intelligence and law enforcement agencies to monitor threats amid ongoing military actions in the region.