Iran-tgreenHezbollah cyber attack.
Iran and the Hezbollah terror group under the leadership of Mohammad Ali Merhi were identified as the entities behind an attempted cyber attack on an Israeli hospital in November. The attack was on the Ziv Medical Center and was orchestrated by Iran and a Hezbollah cyber group meant to disrupt the functioning of the hospital. The attack failed but the cyber criminals did publish patient’s data online, according to a press release sent to Green Prophet.
Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, the IDF, and the Israeli Security Agency, investigated and found the attack was done by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence, with the involvement of Hezbollah cyber unit. The attack happened about three weeks ago.
The attack was thwarted before it could successfully disrupt hospital operations and impact medical treatment, but the attackers managed to steal sensitive data stored in the hospital’s systems. In joint efforts with the State Prosecutor’s office to protect patients privacy, channels containing sensitive data were promptly removed, says a report issued bu Israel National Cyber Directorate.
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