An abrupt and massive rise in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against U.S. businesses has coincided with Washington’s involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict. According to Radware’s 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.
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%.
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