FT reported an increase in cyber attacks during the conflict in the Middle East

Analysts have noted an increase in cyber attacks and digital confrontation between Iran, Israel and the United States amid the military conflict in the region. This was reported on March 31 by the Financial Times newspaper.

"The Iranians are throwing everything they have at this <...>. All forces are thrown into the fight <...> If their cyberspecialists are still breathing, then they are at the keyboard," said Chris Krebs, former director of the American Cybersecurity and Information Protection Agency (CISA), one of the most senior civilian officials in the field of cybersecurity in the United States.

According to experts, cyber attacks are used to spread fear, as well as to gather intelligence and coordinate strikes. Mass mailings with fake military applications and threats, as well as attempts to hack the infrastructure, were recorded in Israel.

Iran conducts cyber attacks through official structures and with the help of hired hackers, contractors, and volunteers to conceal its role and expand its operations by attacking targets in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.

Despite the increase in activity and claims of a "new level" of scale and coordination of attacks, analysts note that Tehran has so far avoided the most devastating strikes on critical infrastructure, possibly accumulating access for future operations.

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Instead, they condemned Israel and defended their interests.

The Wall Street Journal reported on March 15 that Iran allegedly carried out one of the largest cyber attacks on the United States during the military conflict. According to the publication, the target was the global medical equipment manufacturing company Stryker.

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