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Predatory Sparrow: Pro-Israel Hacktivist Group’s Destructive Cyber Operations Against Iranian Critical Infrastructure
Predatory Sparrow (Gonjeshke Darande) is a pro-Israel hacktivist group, likely state-affiliated, that has escalated destructive cyber operations against Iranian critical infrastructure since the early 2020s. Their attacks—most recently the June 2025 disruption of Bank Sepah—employ ransomware...