Israel-Hezbollah Conflict: Airstrike Followed by Another Cyberattack
The Israel-Hezbollah conflict is escalating into a dangerous situation. After the deadly pager explosion, Israel continued to attack Hezbollah units with walkie-talkie blasts, followed by air striking their habitats. However, the battle is not over as there has been a late-night cyberattack in Israel. How will these current circumstances shape the future? Let’s try to unfold it…
Israel’s Airstrike on Hezbollah…! A Preemptive Strike?
The Israel Airforce stroked Hezbollah’s military hubs in the southern Lebanon region reportedly resulting huge damage. This attack aimed to eliminate some of Hezbollah’s key infrastructure and ammunition depots.
It’s clear that Israel is not in a mood to slow down…!
Hezbollah’ Revert? Fake Cyberattack Alarms Israeli Civilians…!
Fueling the tension, Israel’s public panicked after they received a message on their mobiles about an upcoming Hezbollah’s strike.
However, this was later found to be a fake cyberattack campaign created to cause panic and fear among the public.
Intelligence reports suggested that this was the work of cyber groups associated with Iranian Army and Hezbollah.
The Possible Mastermind: Israel’s Cyber Intelligence Unit 8200
The tension was started after the infamous Pager explosion in Lebanon. It is now believed that the mastermind behind it was Unit 8200, the secret cyber intelligence unit of Israel Defense Force
The Agency is previously known for its top-notch cyber operations, some of them are listed here;
- Stuxnet virus attack (2006-09) which disabled Iranian Nuclear Program.
- Cyberattack on Lebanon’s state telecom firm Ogero in 2017.
- Foiled an air-attack plan in 2018 related to a flight from Australia to UAE.
- AI-Programs for tracking and listing Hamas targets from last few years.
In Conclusion: Israel-Hezbollah Conflict on the Brink of War…?
The current situation is quickly escalating towards a war between these two. The conflict also stresses the increasing importance of cyber technologies in modern warfare where unseen attacks can be more devastating than physical ones.
In the current scenario, the conditions do not look promising…!
