Cyber ops linked to Israel-Hamas conflict largely improvised, researchers say | CyberScoop<\/title> <link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/iran-reactionary-opportunistic-hamas-israel\/\"> <meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\"> <meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\"> <meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cyber ops linked to Israel-Hamas conflict largely improvised, researchers say\"> <meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Microsoft and Mandiant researchers believe Iranian hackers were not prepared for the initial Hamas attack.\"> <meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/iran-reactionary-opportunistic-hamas-israel\/\"> <meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CyberScoop\"> <meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-11-09T20:02:54+00:00\"> <meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-09T20:02:55+00:00\"> <meta name=\"author\" content=\"AJ Vicens\"> <meta name=\"twitter:card\" 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class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"43.934456021323\"><body readability=\"88.330073349633\"><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Hamas\u2019s attack on Israel, researchers and cybersecurity firms observed an uptick in operations by hacktivists and state-sponsored hacking groups. But more than one month into the conflict, researchers are increasingly concluding that cyberoperations linked to the war have been mostly opportunistic in nature and frequently exaggerated in terms of their impact. <\/p>\n<p>In a pair of reports presented Thursday at the CYBERWARCON computer security conference in Arlington, Va., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2023\/11\/09\/microsoft-shares-threat-intelligence-at-cyberwarcon-2023\/\">researchers from Microsoft<\/a> and Mandiant, the Google-owned cybersecurity firm, described a wide range of cyber operations, ranging from influence operations to ransomware attacks that have attempted to shape the conflict between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Hamas fighters crossed into Israel, for example, researchers from the two firms said that Telegram channels were spun up to disseminate videos of massacres carried out at kibbutzim along the Gaza border. Pro-Iran mass media picked up on these videos and amplified them, while a number of different hacktivist groups claimed to have breached various Israeli critical infrastructure entities, in what appear to be exaggerated claims of cyberattacks. <\/p>\n<p>Taken together, the cyber operations around the conflict point toward an improvised effort. \u201cWe have no evidence that Iranian threat actors were actually prepared for the attack,\u201d said Simeon Kakpovi, a senior threat intelligence analyst at Microsoft.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Having been caught flat-footed by the Hamas attack, Iranian hacking groups instead used their existing operations and access to compromised systems and tried to pivot these operations to support Hamas, Kakpovi said. <\/p>\n<p>Microsoft did not observe Iranian-linked cyber activity until Oct. 18, roughly 11 days after the start of the ground conflict. Data collected by Microsoft on known Iranian-linked hacking groups provides no evidence that the groups had pre-planned cyberattacks aligned with Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7 attack, the researchers said, bolstering<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/blinken-says-no-direct-evidence-iran-was-involved-hamas-attack-israel-rcna120110\"> claims from senior U.S. government officials<\/a> that Iran was likely not directly involved in the planning and execution of the attack.<\/p>\n<p>As they spun up operations, the Iranian-linked groups made exaggerated claims regarding the impacts of their operations, including a purported ransomware attack on an Israeli military facility by a group known as Soldiers of Solomon, which is linked to Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. That attack included claims of massive data exfiltration and screenshots of internet-connected cameras near the facility.<\/p>\n<p>The compromised cameras, according to the researchers, were actually located across scattered sites outside any one defined region, suggesting \u201cthat despite Iran actors\u2019 strategic claims, this camera example was ultimately a case of adversaries continuing to opportunistically discover and compromise vulnerable connected devices and try to reframe this routine work as more impactful in the context of the current conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While it is unclear how attacks on internet-connected cameras have figured into Hamas\u2019s military operations, Israeli authorities nonetheless appear to be concerned about the risk they pose, including as possible targeting aids for rocket attacks. Israeli national security agencies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calcalistech.com\/ctechnews\/article\/mij68s0ui\">reportedly want greater access<\/a> to domestic cameras, including the ability to hack into them. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Researchers caution that as the conflict between Israel and Hamas drags on, attacks in the digital arena may ramp up. The relatively low-level cyber operations observed in the conflict so far are reflective of its participants\u2019 political calculations, which may change as time goes on. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran did not in earnest join the war yet, so it is plausible that in cybersecurity they are also walking the line,\u201d said Yuri Rozhansky, a Google researcher studying the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdstrike.com\/blog\/imperial-kitten-deploys-novel-malware-families\/\">reported on Thursday<\/a> that a hacking group known as Charming Kitten, which is linked to the IRGC, has targeted the transportation, logistics and technology sectors with novel malware. <\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\">\n<div class=\"single-article__tags-container\">\n<h4 class=\"single-article__tags-title\">In This Story<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<p> <\/html><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__ads js-single-article-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"ad ad--sidebar js-single-article-sidebar-5 ad--rightrail_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--sidebar js-single-article-sidebar-4 ad--rightrail_2 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--sidebar js-single-article-sidebar-3 ad--rightrail_3 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"popular-stories popular-stories--single-post\">\n<div class=\"popular-stories__container\">\n<h2 class=\"popular-stories__title\"> More Scoops <\/h2>\n<div class=\"popular-stories__stories\">\n<div class=\"popular-stories__cards\">\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \" readability=\"22.134517766497\">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/cyber-israel-hamas-gaza\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"506\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cyber-ops-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict-largely-improvised-researchers-say-1.jpg?resize=506%2C337&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-md size-ratio-16-9-md wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cyber-ops-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict-largely-improvised-researchers-say-5.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cyber-ops-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict-largely-improvised-researchers-say-5.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cyber-ops-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict-largely-improvised-researchers-say-5.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cyber-ops-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict-largely-improvised-researchers-say-5.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cyber-ops-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict-largely-improvised-researchers-say-5.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cyber-ops-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict-largely-improvised-researchers-say-5.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cyber-ops-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict-largely-improvised-researchers-say-5.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cyber-ops-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict-largely-improvised-researchers-say-5.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cyber-ops-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict-largely-improvised-researchers-say-5.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cyber-ops-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict-largely-improvised-researchers-say-5.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> A Palestinian man walks amid the rubble of buildings hit in Israeli air strikes in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 24, 2023. (MAHMUD HAMS\/AFP via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"2.6912442396313\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/cyber-israel-hamas-gaza\/\"> Cyber operations linked to Israel-Hamas fighting gain momentum <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> Amid a flurry of exaggerated claims of cyber attacks, experts caution that attacks on digital systems may intensify as the conflict drags on. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/aj-vicens\/\"> AJ Vicens <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/hamas-app-telegram-iran\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Fighters from the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement, attend a memorial service for the leader of the brigade Ibrahim Abu Al-Naja in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on June 10, 2017, after he was killed in an \u201caccidental explosion\u201d earlier in the month.<br \/>\n(SAID KHATIB\/AFP via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/hamas-app-telegram-iran\/\"> Hamas-linked app offers window into cyber infrastructure, possible links to Iran <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/aj-vicens\/\"> AJ Vicens <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item 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