Iran’s hackers are coordinating more closely, Israel’s top cyberdefense official says
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ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
May 27, 2026 03:42 PM ET
Yossi Karadi also said he is pressing major AI labs for access to advanced models like Anthropic’s Mythos to help defend Israeli government networks.
Tehran’s hackers have grown more organized, more coordinated and more willing to use artificial intelligence for influence operations in recent months — and they have demonstrated many of those capabilities since the war with Iran began, according to Israel’s top cyberdefense official.
In a Tuesday interview, the director-general of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, Yossi Karadi, said Iranian state-aligned groups are further sharing cyber tools among each other and using AI to polish disinformation and recruitment messages.
At the same time, Karadi said he is pressing major AI labs for controlled access to powerful models like Anthropic’s Mythos, arguing that governments need the same tools attackers are seeking...
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