Hamas sympathizers wage all-out 'cyberwarfare' against Israel: report

The death toll in the Israel-Hamas War, according to USA Today, has passed 3000. But that number is likely to increase substantially as Israeli forces continue their operation against Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

Israel, according to Politico, is not only under attack physically, but also, technologically.

Journalists Antoaneta Roussi and Maggie Miller, in an article published by Politico on October 15, report that "hackers sympathetic to Hamas" have been waging "cyberwarfare" against Israel's government, media and infrastructure.

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"Hacking groups with links to countries including Iran and Russia have launched a series of cyberattacks and online campaigns against Israel over the past week, some that may have even occurred in the runup to the October 7 strike by Hamas," Roussi and Miller explain. "On Telegram, hacking teams claimed they compromised websites, the Israeli electric grid, a rocket alert app and the Iron Dome missile defense system. At least one Israeli newspaper, The Jerusalem Post, acknowledged hackers took down its site temporarily."

The reporters add, "It's unclear how far and deep the cyberattacks went. But the online campaigns show an effort to bolster the physical onslaught with a digital offensive, potentially looking to replicate the way Russia and sympathetic hacktivists buffeted Ukraine with cyber strikes in the first days of that war…. Liz Wu, a spokesperson for Israeli-based cybersecurity group Check Point Software, said that the company had tracked more than 40 groups conducting attacks that overwhelmed and disrupted more than 80 websites starting with the day of the Hamas onslaught."

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Read Politico's full report at this link.