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As missiles have continued to hit targets in Tehran, many feared a swift response from Iran’s cyber units. So far, it’s been muted.

Rafe Pilling, director of threat intelligence at cybersecurity company Sophos, said there has been nothing out of the ordinary so far. The groups that are active do still have the capability to “harass” organizations using hack and leak tactics, but not the ability to pull off larger operations, he said.

One of the few groups pledging to retaliate, known as the Handala Group, has claimed attacks on Jordan’s energy infrastructure, which have not been verified, and threatened to carry out further attacks. Pilling said that they are overblown claims, typical of Handala, though it has successfully breached senior Israeli........

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