New insights from Radware identified that Israel launched high-impact cyber strikes targeting Iranian financial infrastructure. In response, Iran turned to disinformation campaigns and psychological warfare to counter the attacks. Hacktivist activity surged in the aftermath, with the majority of operations skewed heavily in favor of Iran. Disinformation efforts, including the use of AI-generated media, continue to shape and distort the online narrative. The ongoing cyber conflict now poses a growing risk of regional destabilization and potential global spillover.
The Israel-Iran conflict that began last week has quickly expanded into cyberspace, with both nations leveraging their cyber capabilities. State-sponsored hackers, hacktivists, propagandists, and cybercriminals have become active, fueling a surge in digital attacks and disinformation. Radware examines the key cyber events shaping the conflict.
“Israel has a formidable offensive cyber capability, famously exemplified by the Stuxnet virus that sabotaged Iran’s uranium centrifuges in 2010,” Radware said in a Wednesday cybersecurity advisory. “In this conflict, Israel-linked actors have already conducted major cyber strikes on Iranian critical infrastructure.”
News agencies reported Friday that Iran is tapping into private security cameras in Israel to gather real-time intelligence about its adversary, exposing a recurrent problem with the devices that has emerged in other global conflicts.
A spokesperson for the Israel National Cyber Directorate, a government agency, confirmed that internet-connected cameras were increasingly targeted for Iran’s war planning. “We’ve seen attempts throughout the war, and those attempts are being renewed now,” the spokesperson said on Monday.
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