
Epic Fury/Roaring Lion Sparks Escalating Cyber Conflict as Iran Goes Offline, Hacktivists Step Up Retaliation
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a coordinated offensive — code-named Operation Epic Fury by the U.S. and Operation Roaring Lion by Israel — setting off a wide-ranging cyber conflict that spread across the Middle East and beyond. Within hours of the strikes, Iran launched a multi-vector retaliatory campaign involving hacktivist […] The post Epic Fury/Roaring Lion Sparks Escalating Cyber Conflict as Iran Goes Offline, Hacktivists Step Up Retaliation appeared first on Cyber Security News.