Lauren Menzie
Widespread Cyber Campaign Targets Israeli Interests
Hacktivist groups from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Sudan are working together under the campaign name "OpIsrael" to pool their resources and expertise to launch more sophisticated and destructive attacks. These attacks aim to disrupt infrastructure, gather intelligence or spread propaganda to undermine Israel’s war efforts. Israeli-based cybersecurity firm Check Point Software tracked over 40 cybergroups conducting attacks on government and media sites during Hamas’ initial attack. As of July 2024, Israel reported that Iran and Iran-backed groups have been responsible for roughly three billion cyberattacks, with Israel’s cyber defenses successfully preventing almost every attack. However, some attacks were reportedly able to circumvent Israel’s cyber defenses.
The pro-Russia hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan is collaborating with pro-Palestine hacktivist groups to conduct large-scale Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks on critical Israeli websites. In November 2023, the pro-Palestine, Iranian-linked hacking group Cyber Toufan claimed responsibility for targeting multiple Israeli government sites, including the Israel State Archives, stealing the personally identifiable information of thousands of the archives’ users. This attack reportedly took the State Archives offline for several months, highlighting the effectiveness of the coordinated cyber campaign.
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