Pro-Palestinian operation claims dozens of data breaches against Israeli firms
Hacktivist group Cyber Toufan claims 60 data breaches of Israeli and allied firms, wiping systems and erasing backups; Check Point links it to Iran.
The pro-Palestinian group Cyber Toufan said it released stolen data from 60 Israeli and foreign firms, including SpaceX, Toyota and IKEA, as part of a month-long leak operation launched in late November. Researchers at Check Point and SOC Radar assess the leaks are genuine, likely stemming partly from a major attack on Israeli hosting company Signature-IT, and attribute the group to Iran; researcher Kevin Beaumont said roughly a third of victims remain offline weeks later with backups erased. Google blocked the group's Telegram leak channel, while about 10 Iranian-backed hacking groups are assessed to be attacking Israel in the ongoing cyberwar.
- Cyber Toufan published data from 60 breached sites on Telegram
- Victims include SpaceX, Toyota, IKEA and Israeli government and firms
- Group wipes systems and erases backups; many victims still offline
- Check Point attributes the group to Iran; leaks assessed genuine
- Google blocked the group's Telegram leak channel
- Threat actors
- Cyber ToufanCyberAv3ngers
- Organizations
- GoogleRecorded Future News
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Pro-Palestinian hackers say they breached dozens of Israeli entities amid the ongoing war in Gaza, which has also extended into cyberspace. A group calling itself Cyber Toufan said it launched an operation against Israel at the end of November, promising to publish leaked information from hacked websites every day throughout the month.
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