Recent cyberattacks on Iran's fuel distribution system and an Israeli LGBTQ dating site show that Iran-Israel cyberwar is impacting civilians on a large scale
Iranians couldn't buy gas. Israelis found their intimate dating details posted online. The Iran-Israel shadow war is now hitting ordinary citizens. Tweets: @alexgibneyfilm , @ebkania , @chris_sactoca , @jonathanmtweet , @int_rec_day , @snlyngaas , @sangernyt , @seanmcfate , @zachsdorfman , @jasonmbrodsky , @kenroth , @jasonmbrodsky , @kevincollier , @farnazfassihi , and @nytimes Tweets: Alex Gibney / @alexgibneyfilm : 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 Elsa B. Kania / @ebkania : “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/... Prosecco Proletariat / @chris_sactoca : 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/... Jonathan Tweet / @jonathanmtweet : Just wait until China and the US get into a cyber war https://twitter.com/... Reconciliation Day / @int_rec_day : 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 ! https://twitter.com/... Sean Lyngaas / @snlyngaas : 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/... David Sanger / @sangernyt : 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/... Sean McFate / @seanmcfate : Modern war. Not about sabotage but influence. https://www.nytimes.com/... Zach Dorfman / @zachsdorfman : 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/... Jason Brodsky / @jasonmbrodsky : 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/... Kenneth Roth / @kenroth : 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/... Jason Brodsky / @jasonmbrodsky : “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 Kevin Collier / @kevincollier : 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/... Farnaz Fassihi / @farnazfassihi : 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/... @nytimes : 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/...