Iran carried out cyber attack against 'hundreds of Israeli computers'
It's unlikely, however, Tehran was able to acquire any
information concerning advanced nuclear technology
Computer experts working on behalf of the Islamic Republic
successfully hacked into hundreds of Israeli computers in a massive cyber
attack carried out last year.
Citing an internal report commissioned by cyber security
company ClearSky, Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth revealed on Sunday that Iran
successfully conducted a wide-scale data mining operation that collected
intelligence information from numerous governments, including Israel.
The data breach also compromised "numerous companies
and organizations from the IT, Telecommunication, Oil and Gas, Aviation,
Government, and Security sectors around the world."
CEO Boaz Dolev told Yedioth that despite the cyber attack,
it was unlikely Tehran was able to acquire any information concerning advanced
nuclear technology.
"They can't even get close to such information,"
Dolev told Yedioth.
The attack, dubbed the "Fox Kitten Campaign," was
conducted over the last quarter of 2019 against dozens of organizations and
companies in Israel, along with similar entities in the US, Saudi Arabia,
Lebanon, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and various European countries.
According to ClearSky, the cyber attack was aimed at
accomplishing four goals: Develop and maintain access routes to the targeted
organizations; Steal valuable information from the targeted organizations;
Maintain a long-lasting foothold at the targeted organizations; Breach
additional companies through supply-chain attacks.
"We estimate the campaign revealed in this report to be
among Iran’s most continuous and comprehensive campaigns revealed until
now," ClearSky said in its report.
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