# APT35

Type: threat-actor

Source: Cyber Intelligence Brief — https://getcyberbrief.com/entity/apt35
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## Timeline

- **2026-03-12**: Anticipated Retaliation — Projected window for the first wave of Iranian cyber counter-offensives against Western targets.
- **2026-03-11**: Hegseth Announcement — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth labels the operations as the 'most intense' day of strikes in the current conflict.
- **2026-03-11**: Cyber Alert Issued — Threat intelligence firms report a spike in scanning activity from Iranian-affiliated IP ranges targeting US infrastructure.
- **2026-03-10**: Strike Commencement — US forces begin a series of high-intensity kinetic strikes across multiple Iranian strategic sites.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### US-Iran Escalation: Cyber Fallout Expected After Record Kinetic Strikes
2026-03-10 20:38:37 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

Following what U.S. officials describe as the most intense day of kinetic strikes against Iranian targets, cybersecurity experts are warning of immediate retaliatory cyber operations. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the scale of the military action, signaling a significant shift in the regional conflict that historically triggers high-volume Iranian cyber offensives.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/us-iran-kinetic-strikes-cyber-retaliation-risk

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