Researchers believe that Iranian hackers are "killing two birds with one stone" by targeting the United States as well.
According to the FalconFeedsio cyber intelligence platform, the newly emerged Iranian hacker group Cyber Toufan has published the stolen data of 49 Israeli companies online. According to experts, the reason for the mass theft of information was hacking of the Signature-IT organization, which provides hosting services to about 40 companies across the country.
Cyber Toufan first announced itself on November 16, 2023, and has since claimed responsibility for hacking a number of large organizations. In particular, the attackers claim to have destroyed more than 1,000 servers and databases.
According to FalconFeedsio, among the victims of this leak were the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology of Israel, Toyota Israel, the Ministry of Social Security, IKEA Israel and many others.
The attackers gained access to huge amounts of confidential information from companies and government agencies. Every day, they upload archives ranging from 700 MB to 16 GB containing millions of records to their Telegram channel.
According to experts from Check Point Software Technologies, the attacked IT firms were targeted by hackers for a reason. Some of them work for the American market and provide services to foreign organizations. For example, Radware supplies its solutions to many large companies in the United States.
Consequently, by hacking into these Israeli firms, Iranian hackers are simultaneously causing damage to their American customers, thus "killing two birds with one stone" — their opponents.
The attack on Signature-IT is a vivid illustration of the rapidly changing landscape of cyber threats. Hacking a hosting provider to gain access to dozens of targets at once demonstrates the importance of strong cyber defense and vigilance on the part of employees.
The cyber war between Israel and Iran continues to gain momentum. Recently, the Israeli group Sparrow claimed responsibility for a large-scale failure in the operation of Iranian gas stations, as a result of which 70% of gas stations were paralyzed.
Israel and the United States issued a joint warning about Iran's continued malicious cyber activity against water supply facilities and other infrastructure sectors. Israel also reported an Iranian attempt to attack a medical center in Safed.
Full list of Israeli companies affected by the actions of the Cyber Toufan group:
The incident once again demonstrates how closely interconnected the modern digital world is and how important it is to take measures to protect confidential information.
According to the FalconFeedsio cyber intelligence platform, the newly emerged Iranian hacker group Cyber Toufan has published the stolen data of 49 Israeli companies online. According to experts, the reason for the mass theft of information was hacking of the Signature-IT organization, which provides hosting services to about 40 companies across the country.
Cyber Toufan first announced itself on November 16, 2023, and has since claimed responsibility for hacking a number of large organizations. In particular, the attackers claim to have destroyed more than 1,000 servers and databases.
According to FalconFeedsio, among the victims of this leak were the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology of Israel, Toyota Israel, the Ministry of Social Security, IKEA Israel and many others.
The attackers gained access to huge amounts of confidential information from companies and government agencies. Every day, they upload archives ranging from 700 MB to 16 GB containing millions of records to their Telegram channel.
According to experts from Check Point Software Technologies, the attacked IT firms were targeted by hackers for a reason. Some of them work for the American market and provide services to foreign organizations. For example, Radware supplies its solutions to many large companies in the United States.
Consequently, by hacking into these Israeli firms, Iranian hackers are simultaneously causing damage to their American customers, thus "killing two birds with one stone" — their opponents.
The attack on Signature-IT is a vivid illustration of the rapidly changing landscape of cyber threats. Hacking a hosting provider to gain access to dozens of targets at once demonstrates the importance of strong cyber defense and vigilance on the part of employees.
The cyber war between Israel and Iran continues to gain momentum. Recently, the Israeli group Sparrow claimed responsibility for a large-scale failure in the operation of Iranian gas stations, as a result of which 70% of gas stations were paralyzed.
Israel and the United States issued a joint warning about Iran's continued malicious cyber activity against water supply facilities and other infrastructure sectors. Israel also reported an Iranian attempt to attack a medical center in Safed.
Full list of Israeli companies affected by the actions of the Cyber Toufan group:
- ACE Hardware
- Shefa Offline
- National Archives of Israel
- Radware
- MAX Security & Intelligence
- Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology
- Ikea Israel
- Berkshire eSupply»s
- Keter Group
- ISCAR Ltd.
- Homecenter Israel
- Israel Department of Nature and National Parks
- Tel Aviv Academic College
- Lumenis
- Toyota Israel
- H&O for Schools
- Ministry of Health of Israel
- SodaStream
- Toys «R» Us Israel
- Camel Grinding Wheels (CGW)
- RESERVED Israel
- SEACRET Australia
- Carter’s Oshkosh Israel
- Hagarin
- Osem Israel
- Bermad Israel
- ZapGroup Israel
- Novolog
- Semicom
- Kravitz
- Biopet
- GS1 Israel
- Audi Dagan Insurance Agency Ltd.
- Ministry of Social Security of Israel
- Scope Metals Group Ltd
- SpaceX
- Brother
- Graf
- Dorot
- CURVER
- Techno-Rezef
- Ta-Supply
- NaanDan
- USTG
- StraussGroup
- ZokoEnterprise
- TEFEN Flow and Dosing Technologies Ltd.
- Erco
- Teldor
The incident once again demonstrates how closely interconnected the modern digital world is and how important it is to take measures to protect confidential information.
