UK firms in Middle East face heightened threat from Iran hackers, agency warns

‘Iranian state and Iran-linked cyber actors almost certainly currently maintain at least some capability to conduct cyber activity,’ said the NCSC. Photograph: Science Photo Library/Alamy

UK businesses with a presence in the Middle East have been urged to step up vigilance against cyber threats from Iran after US-Israeli attacks.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said there was “almost certainly” a heightened risk of an indirect cyber threat for organisations that had offices, or supply chains, in the Middle East.