Yesterday, Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz ordered the closure of a wide-ranging investigation into the “security discussions” leak.
And the Hebrew newspaper Ha’aretz reported Friday morning that Gantz had ordered Yuval Shimoni, head of Israel’s National Security Council, to investigate leaks in the recent security talks.
Gantz has ordered Shimoni to launch an immediate investigation into the extent to which the latest security information discussed in closed-door meetings, as well as leaks of recent operational events, were leaked in a manner that violated policy, the newspaper noted. Ambiguity arose within the Israeli security establishment.
The newspaper confirmed on its website that Israel’s defense minister had ordered an investigation after the release of footage of an Iranian steel plant damaged in a cyber attack this week, noting that the footage was sent to the army chief of staff. it has been shown. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, during a visit to Unit 8200, which is responsible for many of Israel’s offensive cyber capabilities.
Last Wednesday, Benny Gantz accused Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah of a “cyber attack to steal information from UNIFIL forces stationed on the border between Lebanon and Israel.”
“Today I can reveal that the activities of Iran’s security services in collaboration with Hezbollah have recently been identified to harm the activities of UNIFIL forces in Lebanon,” Gantz said at the Internet Week conference held at Tel Aviv University.
This morning at @TelAvivUni The “Cyber ​​Week” event and the exposure of Iran’s cyber operations through proxies, including Hezbollah’s attempt to disrupt UNIFIL operations in Lebanon. This is a direct attack by Iran and Hezbollah on Lebanese citizens and the stability of Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/XVyui0P9F1
— Benny Gantz (@gantzbe) June 29, 2022
Gantz explained: “Israel knows the electronic systems of its competitors and their methods of operation” and added: “Iran is the leader of cyber terrorism and takes actions aimed at influencing democratic processes and governments, as in the American elections and other Israel’s efforts happened. is aware.”
According to Israeli media reports, last Tuesday, the hacker group published the personal information of about 140,000 Israelis after infiltrating a number of tourist sites.
The official Cannes channel stated that the “Sharp Boys” group, which has recently been active against Israeli targets, claims to have hacked the websites of 4 tourism companies in Israel, these companies are: Isrotel Hotel Group, Dan Hotels, Trivago and Mini. Hotel”.
He noted that hackers also carried out a “Denial of Service” (DDOS) attack on the “hotel4u.co.il” website to identify and book hotels in Israel.
Source: Lebanon Debate
