Cybercrime has skyrocketed 245% since the start of the Iran war

The Register
Mar 16, 2026, 2:40 pm114 pts
Hacktivists use proxy services from Russia, China for 'billions of designed-for-abuse connection attempts' Cybercrime has skyrocketed since the start of the Iran war, according to Akamai, which reports a 245 percent increase in everything from credential harvesting attempts to automated reconnaissance traffic…

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