Conquerors Electronic Army

Conquerors Electronic Army (CEA), also referenced in the content as operating under or alongside Cyber Islamic Resistance (CIR) / Cyber Islamic Resistance-Axis and explicitly aligning with Iranian or Axis of Resistance narratives, is described as a pro-Iranian hacktivist group primarily engaged in disruptive operations. The group is repeatedly associated with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) activity and is identified as one of the more active nuisance-level actors in the cyber activity surrounding the 2026 Iran-Israel-U.S. conflict. The content places CEA among disruptive hacktivist groups such as Keymous+, DieNet, and NoName057(16), and notes that it was one of the three groups driving the large majority of observed activity in at least one reporting period. During the March 2-3, 2026 escalation, Conquerors Electronic Army recorded 36 distinct attack claims, trailing DieNet, Keymous Plus, and 313 Team. The group is also described as continuing low-level cyber activity without pause during the later ceasefire period. Reported targeting attributed to CEA includes Israeli companies and services infrastructure, Israeli military resources, and other Israeli targets. Specific claims in the content include a DDoS attack against t.co.il, an Israeli companies and services directory, with Check-Host verification reportedly published, and April 8 claims of DDoS attacks against Israeli targets and the U.S.-based freelancer platform Upwork. The broader reporting also places the group among pro-Iranian actors targeting e-government and regional entities during the conflict period. The content does not provide high-confidence evidence of advanced intrusion, malware development, or verified destructive capability for this actor. The directly supported characterization is that Conquerors Electronic Army is a pro-Iranian / Axis-aligned hacktivist brand focused on disruptive DDoS-style operations, propaganda-aligned targeting, and participation in coalition activity under the CIR umbrella.