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The Canadian government has classified the Iranian regime as a major cyber threat alongside Russia and China, citing its increasing digital operations against Western nations. In its recent <\/span>National Cyber Threat Assessment<\/span><\/i><\/a>, Canada highlighted, \u201cIran has an aggressive cyber program that the regime uses to coerce, harass, and repress Iran\u2019s opponents while managing escalation risks.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The assessment detailed how Iran\u2019s cyber capabilities have evolved through persistent confrontations with regional adversaries, enabling it to conduct \u201cdisruptive cyber-attacks beyond the Middle East.\u201d The report further noted, \u201cIranian cyber threat actors have performed denial of service attacks, attempted to manipulate industrial control systems, and accessed government and private networks to encrypt, wipe, and leak data.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Canada\u2019s intelligence community warned that Iranian state-sponsored actors likely possess access to Canadian computer networks, including critical infrastructure, posing a significant risk. The report stated, \u201cIran\u2019s increasing willingness to conduct disruptive cyber-attacks beyond the Middle East, and its persistent efforts to track and monitor regime opponents through cyberspace, present a growing cyber security challenge for Canada and our allies.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Iran\u2019s Cyber Army: A Force of Disinformation for a Cursed Causehttps:\/\/t.co\/S3LusEN4HB<\/a><\/p>\n — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) April 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n