Iran tried to launch cyber attacks against 7 Israeli targets: Israeli media
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Israeli media agencies claim that Iran attempted to launch cyberattacks against 7 Israeli governmental and commercial targets during the past 24 hours.
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The attempts allegedly came during the last 24 hours.
Iran attempted to launch a cyberattack against seven Israeli governmental and commercial targets during the last 24 hours, Israeli media claimed Thursday.
Israeli Yoni Ben-Menachem, an Israeli journalist specializing in Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, clarified the matter on Twitter. Israeli software firm Checkpoint also reported a cyberattack attempt.
"These facts were referred to the relevant authorities," Israeli media reported.
Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, said Tuesday the Islamic Republic was the victim of increasing cyberattacks from the United States and the Israeli occupation.
"Iran was the victim of increasing cyberattacks, such as Stuxnet from the United States and the Zionist entity," Takht Ravanchi said during the first meeting of the Open Technical Working Group on the Security and Application of Information and Communication Technologies. The diplomat saw that the group was "an appropriate place to investigate these illegal acts."
A cyberattack carried out by a foreign country targeted Iran's fuel distribution network to disrupt services in late October.
The Head of Iran's Civil Defense Organization, Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali, confirmed that the cyberattack on the Iranian fuel delivery system "was carried out by a foreign country, the US, and the Zionist entity."
Just a few days after the attack, Israeli newspaper Maariv reported that Iranians hacked the servers of an Israeli company that builds and stores websites.
The newspaper said the hack led to the leak of huge information, noting that companies involved in the leak included a bus company, the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation, and the lottery.
