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  Cyber-war on Israel? ‘Iran-linked’ hacker group claims to have breached Israel

  Posted by Sarah on 21 December 2020 at 10:39 am

  Cyber-war on Israel? ‘Iran-linked’ hacker group claims to have breached Israel Aerospace Industries’ servers.

  The relatively “new” hacker group Pay2Key claimed on Sunday they had hacked into the systems of various Israeli defense industry corporations, including Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

  The group teased the hack last week by posting a poll, asking users to vote on which Israeli organization had the “most secure network,” with the state-owned IAI being one of the choices and winning the ‘vote.’

  I thought so too, but sometimes something changes… Stay alert!” the group’s Twitter account posted afterwards.

  Pay2Key later posted what they claimed was proof they had access to IAI’s directory, as well as access information for IAI subsidiary Elta Systems Ltd.

  Reports suggest the group published a list of users on Elta Systems servers on the Dark Web, including Camila Edry, head of cyber projects development. The information leaked was not classified, but rather showed names and computer registries. It could suggest, however, that the group has access to more sensitive information.

  IAI is currently investigating the potential breach, though it claims no classified or damaging information was stolen.

  Reports on Pay2Key from cybersecurity firms Check Point and Whitestream suggest the group hacks servers and holds information hostage in exchange for ransom. Some experts have cited the most recent cyberattack against Israel as being from Iran, as the Whitestream report links Pay2Key to the nation by tracking a past ransom payment to an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange.

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