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Cyberattacks hit companies, payment systems and infrastructure as the war between the parties extends beyond the traditional battlefield.
The war between the US, Israel and Iran is not only taking place in the air and at sea. A parallel front has also opened in cyberspace, where hacker groups and state structures are carrying out attacks against strategic targets.
According to an Axios report by journalists Jason Lalljee and Sam Sabin, actors linked to Iran have significantly increased their cyber activity following the start of the US and Israeli military strikes.
A cyberattack linked to pro-Iranian hackers disrupted operations at US medical technology company Stryker, The Wall Street Journal reported. The company confirmed it suffered a global outage of its network connected to Microsoft systems, but said there was no evidence of ransomware or malware.
The same group of hackers also claimed to have attacked US payments company Verifone, although the company said it has found no evidence of a breach of its systems.
Cybersecurity experts say dozens of pro-Iranian groups have launched attacks on critical infrastructure in the Middle East, the United States and several Asian countries. Some have claimed attacks on payment systems in Israel, government websites in Kuwait and online services at airports.
Meanwhile, both Israel and the US have used cyber tactics in this conflict. According to reports, Israel managed to infiltrate an Iranian prayer app and send messages to millions of phones, calling on Iranian soldiers to desert.
Other reports indicate that Israel has had access to a large portion of Tehran's traffic cameras. According to the Financial Times, this data was used to help identify targets during an airstrike that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Experts point out that Iran has for years used cyber operations as a way to counter the military power of the US and Israel, relying on distributed networks of hackers and state-affiliated groups.
The current conflict shows that modern wars are no longer fought only with missiles and aircraft, but also with algorithms, artificial intelligence, and sophisticated cyberattacks.
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