Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations
Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations
13 February 2026
Several state-sponsored actors, hacktivist entities, and criminal groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia have trained their sights on the defense industrial base (DIB) sector, according to findings from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG).
The tech giant's threat intelligence division said the adversarial targeting of the sector is centered around four key themes: striking defense