{"id":36387,"date":"2026-03-19T22:23:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2026\/03\/19\/irish-cybersecurity-chief-warns-on-iran-linked-attacks\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T22:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:23:03","slug":"irish-cybersecurity-chief-warns-on-iran-linked-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2026\/03\/19\/irish-cybersecurity-chief-warns-on-iran-linked-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish cybersecurity chief warns on Iran-linked attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ireland’s cybersecurity chief has said it is entirely possible we could see more Iran-linked cyberattacks.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Cork base of medical technology company Stryker was impacted by a global cyberattack targeting the firm’s operations.<\/p>\n

Handala, an Iran-linked hacking group, claimed responsibility.<\/p>\n

Richard Browne, Director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), said the Iran conflict means the cyber risk level for Ireland has increased, but not dramatically.<\/p>\n

“We’re heavily dependent on a systematic, global network of services and infrastructure,” Dr Browne said.<\/p>\n

“We saw that in Stryker, where an entity based in the US had an incident in the US that had an impact here.<\/p>\n

“That kind of thing is entirely possible in a whole range of other areas and that’s the most pressing risk we have.<\/p>\n

“There are other issues. It’s entirely possible we’d see hacktivism and you might see denial-of-service attacks.”<\/p>\n

“But we don’t see it as particularly likely that critical infrastructure or Government would be targeted here directly,” he added.<\/p>\n

Dr Browne said he thinks it is a given that Iran-linked hackers will try to target other US companies, which could have implications in Ireland.<\/p>\n\n

Read more:
Ireland at increased risk of cyber attacks – report<\/b><\/p>\n\n

Raluca Saceanu is the CEO of cybersecurity company Smarttech247.<\/p>\n

She said they have seen a big increase in cybercriminal activity since the escalation of the Iran conflict.<\/p>\n

“We have seen a lot of new activity, a lot of phishing, a lot of credentials theft, exploitation of exposed systems and online propaganda,” Ms Saceanu said.<\/p>\n

“It’s very much in line with how Iran-linked and Iran-aligned actors have been behaving in previous periods of geopolitical tension,” she added.<\/p>\n

The cyber warfare is not just coming from the Iranian side.<\/p>\n

Long before the first missiles of Operation Epic Fury were fired, US cyber teams disrupted Iranian communications networks.<\/p>\n

The Financial Times reported that CCTV and traffic cameras had been hacked by Israel to track Iranian leaders.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ireland’s cybersecurity chief has said it is entirely possible we could see more Iran-linked cyberattacks. Last week, the Cork base of medical technology company Stryker was impacted by a global cyberattack targeting the firm’s operations. Handala, an Iran-linked hacking group, claimed responsibility. 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