"We continue to fight" Hackers escalate the cyber war against the Israeli army

The hacker group publishes personal photos of Defense Minister Benny Gantz. - Source: Israeli occupation army

Hackers published personal photos of Defense Minister Benny Gantz, details and addresses of hundreds of Israeli soldiers (photo published by the Israeli army)

The attack carried out by a group of hackers calling themselves "Moses' Stick" on Tuesday evening, targeting computers and digital networks, captured the attention of the Israelis, after the hackers managed to penetrate the data of hundreds of Israeli occupation soldiers.

Musa's "stick" escalated its "cyber" attack on the Israeli army, and published files containing information and details about hundreds of soldiers and students of a preparatory school for military service, and personal photos of Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, with threats that he is under surveillance.

The same group recently published a series of database leaks detailing thousands of Israelis hacked from computers belonging to private Israeli companies. Israeli assessments indicate that this group is Iranian, and aims to influence the collective consciousness of Israelis.

Units and Soldiers Details

The breach of the data of officers in the Israeli army brought back to the fore the "cyber" war that Tel Aviv is waging in the digital space, and the repercussions of these breaches on the security of its military institution.

The files that were hacked and published on the "Dark Net" network, and in groups on "Telegram", contain details of the "Alfon" combat battalion, its locations and the schedule of its training.

The hackers also published the names of soldiers nominated to join combat units, and information including the names and addresses of hundreds of soldiers, their places of residence, their cell phones and e-mail accounts, as well as personal details of some reservists and their military ranks.

According to the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper's website, the hacked files contain details of thousands of young men in the army and service in the security establishment.

Following the breach, sensitive personal information related to the mental state and social status of the soldiers, as well as the young men who participate in the project to encourage military conscription and service in the Israeli army, were revealed.

Keep fighting

The new group's leaks are characterized by messages with offensive headlines, the most prominent of which are "We will continue to fight until we reveal your hidden crimes Your end will be in the battle," as stated in one of the posts. and "We will follow you and follow you everywhere This is just the beginning."

Referring to Defense Minister Gantz, the hacker group wrote, "We know all your decisions, we will hit the target, as we have in our possession secret reports of the Ministry of the Army and Gantz, as well as information on operational plans, maps, information about the locations of units and forces and their correspondence We will publish this information to inform the whole world." with your crimes.

Danger and immunization

Military and security affairs analyst at the Israeli channel Kan, Eyal Alima, believes that hacking into the accounts of Israeli army soldiers or officers poses a threat to the security of the military establishment.

He says that the incidents of hacking and hacking of information among some soldiers and officers have been going on for nearly 3 years.

Alima explained to AJ news Net that the military oversight is secretive about the details and volume of hacking and hacking operations targeting some soldiers and officers, while the Israeli army intensified awareness campaigns among its soldiers in order to fortify cell phones and ensure the safe use of tablets.

Regarding the implications of the recent hack attributed to Iranian hackers, the military analyst says, "This proves that the Israeli army has not yet succeeded in immunizing its members and preventing intrusion and information leaks, but rather it failed to install restrictions that prohibit the publication of security or military content on the civilian Internet."

Penalties for those caught

According to Alima, the recent breach reflects "the efforts of foreign parties represented by Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas to control the cell phones and computers of the Israeli soldiers."

In an attempt by the army to reduce hacking of soldiers and officers’ accounts when they use the Internet, the military analyst said that the Israeli army sought to form a deterrent by imposing penalties on soldiers and officers caught through networks with sexual content and in attempts to extort security and military information.

He says that the new intrusion joins what was recently revealed about the success of foreign hacker groups in penetrating civilian Israeli banking, health and commercial internet networks.

Preventative measurements

Regarding the arrest of some soldiers and officers via the “civilian internet,” the military analyst says, that this poses a threat to the security of the Israeli army, which adopts preventive measures and restrictions to limit the use of the civilian internet during military service, and prevents the introduction of cell phones or private computers to military meeting rooms and camps or areas with security activities.

Despite the secrecy of military oversight on electronic attacks targeting the military establishment, Alima says that the so-called “electronic army” counters around the clock electronic attacks aimed at penetrating and hacking the military network, which would pose a threat to Israeli national security.

He says that despite the constant efforts to fortify the military internet and prevent leaks and security breaches, the army has not succeeded in preventing intrusions and hacking of the phones of some soldiers and officers who did not adhere to the rules of security and safety and continued to use the internet and publish content and content of a security nature.

Danger to "national security"

For his part, Osama Abu Obeid, an expert in information security and a specialist in combating cybercrime, says that Israel allocates a military internet network for its army, and uses Unit 8200, which is an electronic army whose nature of work and activity is kept secret in the “cyber” war that is taking place in the Middle East. Digital space.

Abu Obeid explains, to AJ news Net, that the Israeli army sees electronic attacks as a threat to national security and the military system, "so that a small group of "hackers" has become more affected than missiles and conventional weapons."

The information security expert believes that Israel is keeping quiet about cyber attacks and the nature of the "cyber war" it is waging in the virtual world.