Hybrid weapon hackers

How Iran’s hidden war with Israel rages online

Iranian hackers support Hamas by spying on Israel and sowing chaos. A new report sheds light on their hybrid war alongside the terrorists.(Bild: mirsad - stock.adobe.com)

In Israel's war against Hamas, in which thousands of civilians have fallen victim, the terrorists have had the support of Iran's Islamist regime for years. However, Tehran is not only providing Hamas with rocket know-how, but is also fighting a covert war on the espionage and propaganda front with state hackers.

Hackers from Iran were highly active in Israel before the massacre of hundreds of Israeli civilians by Hamas on October 7 - and remained so afterwards. This finding comes from an investigation by the Threat Analysis Group (TAG) of the internet company Google, which was presented on the fringes of the current Munich Security Conference. It reveals how Iran and Hamas intercepted smartphones before the massacre and how its hackers continue to carry out covert actions against Israel as allies of the terrorists. But the high-tech power is fighting back.