Mr Hamza, Mysterious Team Bangladesh, and Keynous+ led a massive surge in
DDoS on US businesses following an attack on Iran

Date:
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Description:
A sudden DDoS wave hit U.S. sectors as hacktivists retaliated for Washingtons role in the Israel-Iran conflict, targeting key defense and financial infrastructure.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Mr. Hamza claimed over half the strikes in a coordinated wave of digital retaliation Hacktivists redirected fury from Israel to America in a stunning 48-hour escalation U.S. military-linked manufacturers became primary targets in a pointed cyber warning shot

An abrupt and massive rise in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against U.S. businesses has coincided with Washingtons involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.

According to Radwares Director of Threat Intelligence, Pascal Geenens,
between June 21 and 22, 2025, hacktivist-led DDoS claims surged by 800%.

This dramatic increase was paralleled by a 900% drop in attacks against Israel, suggesting a deliberate redirection of focus away from Israel and toward its most prominent ally. Key groups behind the DDoS escalation

The spike in cyber hostility has been attributed largely to the actions of a few specific threat groups.

Mr. Hamza, a hacktivist group known for its cyberattacks, was responsible for more than half of the claimed attacks in the U.S., while Mysterious Team Bangladesh and Keynous+ each claimed responsibility for over 17%.

The presence of other smaller groups, such as Team Fearless (PS), further indicates a broad, if loosely organized, coalition acting on a shared political motivation.

Radwares data suggests this alignment stems more from anti-U.S. sentiment
over its stance in the Middle Eastern conflict than from any centralized coordination.

Crucially, the sectors targeted during the June 22 escalation included manufacturing, finance, and government.

Manufacturing stood out not only in terms of volume but also in its specificity, with many of the victims tied to military and aerospace production.

This pattern points to more than random disruption, it reflects a calculated effort to destabilize core defense and economic infrastructures.

Notably, many of the manufacturing-related targets were linked to military
and defense production, particularly companies involved in air defense and aerospace systems, Geenens emphasized.

The nature of DDoS attacks makes it difficult to determine long-term
strategic intentions, but their use as a disruptive tool is clear.

Hacktivist-driven campaigns have historically served as early warnings of
more sustained or damaging attacks.

These assaults are therefore more than digital noise, they may well
foreshadow deeper incursions.

Companies that rely on online operations, from government contractors to sellers using ecommerce platforms , must strengthen their cyber resilience.

For those building new online storefronts using ecommerce website builders , security protocols now require as much attention as usability or design.

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