After the United States bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities on Saturday, will its government strike back?
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that U.S. officials are warning that could happen, but not through traditional warfare.
The outlet noted that the concern should be about cyberattacks; however, reporting said there has not been news of said attack as of Monday, but sources agree Iran — if they choose to retaliate — will likely pursue this course.
Such a cyberattack would, however, be carefully calculated as to not poke the bear too much.
Officials believe Iranian activist groups — hacktivists — would deface U.S. websites or engage in denial-of-service attacks to take them offline temporarily.
The Department of Homeland Security said as much on Sunday: “Low-level cyberattacks against U.S.
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