It is little surprise that malicious Iranian cyber activity increased immediately after the US/Israel strikes commenced at the end of February 2026. It is more surprising that MOIS (Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security) and IRGC linked cyber groups seemed to be preparing themselves for this event.
A study by Augur Security, which uses AI and behavioral modeling to provide early identification and mapping of malicious infrastructure, demonstrates that numerous government-linked groups (either with MOIS or one of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – IRGC – cyber units) showed increased infrastructure activity in the six months prior to Epic Fury.
