The head of the National Cyber System said today that the intensity of cyber attacks has increased since the beginning of the war. Gabi Portnoy also revealed the members of the hacker group "Black Shadow" which operates under the cover of a private company in Tehran but actually works for the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.
The Black Shadow attack group, whose name has previously been published several times in the Israeli media, is also known by the names "Agrius" and "Malek Team" The scope of the group's activity increased during the "Iron Swords" war, at the same time as other attack groups from Iran and around the world. The CEO of Check Point, Gil Shvid, revealed that the world is in the age of the most sophisticated cyber attacks known to mankind. "We see ideological, criminological attacks - which are the most common, state-sponsored attacks and more. We see our enemies getting stronger," he said. "I'm worried about what might be hiding behind the invisible veil that we don't see yet, and which might contain the next cyber surprise"