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| Israeli railways fall victim to alleged Iranian cyberattack UPDATE: Andoulu News was suckered | |
| 2020-07-31 | |
| Looks like more kabooms are in order [Jpost] The tensions between Israel and Iran was dragged into the open once more following an alleged cyberattack on Israel's railway infrastructure, according to the Andoulu Agency. The purported attack, comes only months after previous attempts, allegedly by Iran, to decommission Israeli water treatment plants across the country, in last April. This time, some 150 industrial servers that are used by the Israeli railways were targeted by a group of hackers linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the Anadolu Agency reported. As a proof of their supposed success, the group, called Cyber Avengers, released a map detailing Israel's train network, including some 28 stations that fell prey to the attack, on several Telegram channels. According to the group's statement, as cited by Andoulu Agency, the operation was meant to serve a warning: "[to] show that we can plan the collision of tens of trains if we so wish." The operation began on the same date and time of former IRGC head Qasem Soleimani's assassination by US forces in Iraq, some six months ago, and lasted for ten days. The group additionally warned that "the worst has yet to come," sending a clear message that the covert war that has been allegedly raging between the two countries is far from over.
The false report came out on Friday and was published on the Turkish Andoulu News Agency. The Turkish claim - likely Iranian propoganda - came only months after previous attempts, allegedly by Iran, to decommission Israeli water treatment plants across the country. According to the claims, 150 industrial servers that are used by the Israeli railways were targeted by a group of hackers linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the Anadolu Agency reported. As a proof of their supposed success, the group, called Cyber Avengers, released a map detailing Israel's train network, including some 28 stations that fell prey to the attack, on several Telegram channels. Despite the report, the Post learned that the claim was false and that the Israeli railway system had not been hacked. | |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #3 Good find, Frank G. Interesting that the article now says it was a fake — how embarrassing for Iran to be outed, and in only a few hours. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-07-31 18:16 |
| #2 They could play havoc with the track switching, crossing gate operations, 'asset location' (like 'where's the train') and automatic braking signals (or ATS - Auto Train Stop). All would be dangerous. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2020-07-31 13:15 |
| #1 So what did the hackers do? Make the trains run two minutes late? |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2020-07-31 12:13 |