09.06.2013, 13:25
Zum Thema Wasserversorgung. Offenbar gab es einen Angriffsversuch der Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) auf SCADA basierte Infrastruktur in Nordisrael.
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TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) disclosed a set of documents proving that its last month cyberattack on the main infrastructure system of the Israeli port city of Haifa has been successful.
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FNA released the story, but to our much surprise Google's search engine blocked access to FNA report for over three days.
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Yitzhak Ben-Yisrael, chairman of the National Council for Research and Development, said, "They attacked two weeks ago the Haifa water system because they apparently spotted an opportunity, which failed."
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When the SEA released a statement after hacking Haifa's SCADA systems in early May, it said, "We would like to announce that in response to the unfair and illegal attacks of Israel on DATE, the SEA has penetrated one of the main infrastructural systems (SCADA) in Haifa and managed to gain access to some sensitive data."
The statement which was also left for the Israeli operators of Haifa SCADA system, added that "the SEA is now able to cause irrecoverable damage to the Israelis' infrastructural systems."
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Cybersecurity experts told the Guardian that the SEA attacks are designed to disrupt and embarrass the West and pro-Israeli lobbies, states and entities.
But this last cyberattack is certainly a boost in the platform of SEA operations as it required much more sophisticated knowledge and capabilities compared with the previous hackings; giving the Syrian Electronic Army the opportunity to rise to a different level of fame.
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