HOMETHREATSCyber Islamic Resistance
APT / THREAT GROUP HACKTIVISM

Cyber Islamic Resistance

🇮🇷Iran-attributed
1
campaigns
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 25, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Cyber Islamic Resistance is a hacktivist collective ideologically aligned with Iran, engaging in operations such as website defacements, DDoS attacks, and data exfiltration targeting Israeli and Western entities. They have claimed breaches of Israeli cybersecurity firms and academic platforms, framing their actions as part of a broader narrative of retaliation. The group has also targeted critical infrastructure, asserting access to industrial control systems and operational technology environments. Their activities are often presented as part of a coordinated cyber mobilization campaign, emphasizing psychological and reputational impacts.

Threat Analysis

Cyber Islamic Resistance is a known-sophistication threat actor attributed to Iran, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of hacktivism.

As a hacktivist-aligned entity, Cyber Islamic Resistance conducts operations driven by ideological, political, or social grievances, typically through website defacements, DDoS attacks, and the leaking of sensitive data to advance a public narrative.

Known Campaigns

Cyber Islamic Resistance — Active Operations March 2026

Cyber Islamic Resistance is a hacktivism threat actor attributed to Iran. Cyber Islamic Resistance is a hacktivist collective ideologically aligned with Iran, engaging in operations such as website defacements, DDoS attacks, and data exfiltration targeting Israeli and Western entities. They have claimed breaches of Israeli cybersecurity firms and acade...

ACTIVEMEDIUM2026

External References

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Motivation hacktivism
Origin🇮🇷 Iran
Aliases1
SourceMalpedia

Also Known As

Cyber Islamic Resistance

Research Links

Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.