Iran has set itself a clear goal, which is to try and attack Israel on the battlefield in which it is considered one of the world leaders - the cyber world.
In recent weeks, the various Israeli cyber companies have located a number of Iranian attack groups that are responsible for a large part of the attacks on Israeli institutions and organizations, such as Bar Ilan University and Shirbit.
Iranian cyber threat, Photo: Gettyimages
Company
Sentinel Wan
has revealed the group Agrius claims is responsible for attacks against Shirbit in December last year and against Bar Ilan University a few weeks ago.
The Sentinel claims that these attacks "impersonated" ransomware attacks, but their real purpose was to damage the information stored on the companies' servers.
The cyber company
Cyberizen
has unveiled a sophisticated spyware infrastructure attributed to an Iranian attack group.
The group has worked to spy on and steal sensitive information from various destinations in Israel, throughout the Middle East, as well as in the United States, Russia and Europe.
Cyber fighters in action (illustration), Photo: Attacks from several groups were detected
Following an investigation that lasted several months, the Sabrizen research team uncovered a wide-ranging attack campaign which is attributed to an Iranian attack group known as MalKamak.
The investigation shows that the group has been operating under the radar since 2018 and has not been revealed to date.
The attackers acted in a covert and meticulous manner, seeking to penetrate strategic targets, especially among companies and organizations engaged in data communications, aerial technologies and space exploration. "
"In recent months, Cyberzen's research team has uncovered a series of espionage infrastructures in various countries, all of which have bypassed existing defense systems and even exploited them to their advantage," said
Lior Dib, CEO and founder of Cyberzen
.
It was also reported that the affected organizations and the relevant security officials were updated by it on the attack, but the actual damage caused has not yet been clarified.