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• @snlyngaas Sean Lyngaas on x

  Two unnamed US defense officials tell the NYT that Israel was behind the recent hack that disrupted fueling at gas stations in Iran. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @kylieatwood Kylie Atwood on x

  Israel & Iran up cyberattacks against each other. A recent cyberattack on Iran's fuel distribution system paralyzed 4,300 gas stations & took 12 days restored. Days later a cyberattacks in Israel hit a medical facility & popular LGBTQ dating site. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @alexgibneyfilm Alex Gibney on x

  This is a hugely important story. And a harbinger of things to come. For the origins of this kind of cyber war, see my doc “Zero Days,” which broke news about “Nitro Zeus,” a US-designed program to shut down Iran's grid. https://www.nytimes.com/... @ZeroDaysFilm

• @ebkania Elsa B. Kania on x

  “No one died in these attacks, but if their goal was to create chaos, anger, and emotional distress on a large scale, they succeeded wildly.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @loumariehsd Louise Marie Hurel on x

  They realized that “they do not need to attack a gov agency, which is much more protected,” but private companies, with less sophisticated security, “that control enormous amounts of info, including financial or intimate personal info about many citizens.” https://www.nytimes.com…

• @seanmcfate Sean McFate on x

  Modern war. Not about sabotage but influence. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @kevincollier Kevin Collier on x

  Late to this but it seems absolutely inevitable that this tactic will continue escalate both between Israel and Iran and around the world. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @nytimes @nytimes on x

  For years, Israel and Iran have waged a shadow war aimed mainly at government and military targets. But recent cyberattacks hit millions of Iranian and Israeli civilians. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @jonathanmtweet Jonathan Tweet on x

  Just wait until China and the US get into a cyber war https://twitter.com/...

• @int_rec_day Reconciliation Day on x

  Yes and it must stop this cannot be allowed to continue it Could lead to the spark that would set the Middle East ablaze The United States should be taking a more responsible attitude on this situation @VP @HouseofCommons @POTUS @UN_PGA @PressSec @10DowningStreet @USAmbUN Peace !…

• @kenroth Kenneth Roth on x

  Both Iran and Israel have been targeting civilians in their cyberwarfare. “Millions of ordinary people in Iran and Israel recently found themselves caught in the crossfire.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @jasonmbrodsky Jason Brodsky on x

  “Because the ministry's computer servers contain such sensitive data, the system operates unconnected to the internet, leading to suspicions among Iranian officials that Israel may have had inside help.” 2/3

• @jasonmbrodsky Jason Brodsky on x

  Some interesting NYT details on recent cyberattack on #Iran's fuel system: “officials were alarmed that hackers had also gained control of the [oil] ministry's fuel storage tanks and may have had access to data on international oil sales.” #OOTT 1/3 https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @chris_sactoca Prosecco Proletariat on x

  The propaganda machine is quite amazing. Israel attacks Iranian infrastructure. Iran allegedly hacks an Israeli dating site. Obviously, this is war & both sides are equally to blame for suffering. *eyeroll* https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @zachsdorfman Zach Dorfman on x

  Influence operation via cyberattack: “Gas pumps suddenly stopped working and a digital message directed customers to complain to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, displaying the phone number of his office.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @sangernyt David Sanger on x

  A fabulous piece of reporting from power team of @farnazfassihi and @ronenbergman. That attack on Iran's gas stations? It was Israel. On Israeli dating sites? Meet Black Shadow, a state-backed Iranian hacking operator ion. Cyber conflict gets personal. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @farnazfassihi Farnaz Fassihi on x

  Israel cyber hacked Iran's gas stations. Iran cyber hacked Israel's dating website & hospital. The covert war enters a new phase of targeting civilians. Millions of ordinary people caught in the crossfire. our latest w/ @ronenbergman https://www.nytimes.com/...