National Cyber Authority 50 Israeli companies digitally erased Israel National News

pYossi Karadi head of Israels National Cyber Authority warned on Tuesday that Iran is intensifying its efforts to damage Israel in cyberspaceppSpeaking at an event Karadi stated I truly believe we are managing to change our childrens future I see a better future and I think we deserve it He added that Israeli cyber defenses have prevented the enemy from achieving significant successes against critical infrastructure and have blocked attempts to disrupt the economys continuityppThis is a war that is ongoing all the time It is not over he emphasizedppDuring Operation Roaring Lion the Cyber Directorate recorded more than 50 offensive cyberattacks against Israel Karadi noted that these attacks were carried out by approximately 20 different offensive groups involving hundreds of hackersppHe revealed that around 50 Israeli organizations and companies were completely wiped digitally in recent enemy cyberattacks These entities are now working to restore their data from backupsppKaradi explained that the attackers are not only focused on causing immediate damage but are also heavily engaged in intelligence gathering The primary targets include engineering firms and civilian infrastructure The question is not whether they are collecting information he said but when that information will mature into an operational purpose and actual useppThe attacks are also directed at members of Israels security forces defense industries and the academic sector A particularly concerning detail highlighted by Karadi is that hackers are targeting not only the primary individuals but also their family membersppSince the beginning of the war the National Cyber Directorates operations center reachable at 119 has received 4019 inquiries About half of these involved attempts at social engineering These are only the reported incidents Karadi clarified If you want to reach the real numbers you would need multiples of these statistics Not everyone reportsppHe specifically mentioned an Iranian cyberattack that took over digital signs at Israel Railways stations displaying panicinducing messages such as The subway is not safe right nowppThe Directorate has identified around 50 attempts by Iran to seize control of cameras across the country Karadi disclosed that there is a combined campaign by Hezbollah and Iran targeting cameras in strategic locations There are even some active incidents that we are dealing with right now he said To be honest the enemy has had successes in taking over cameras but not ones that have strategic impact Everything happens because of low protection levels and weak passwordsppIn conclusion Karadi warned that Iran is striving to create an image of victory in cyberspace and is investing significant effort in doing soppI dont sleep at night he admitted We see them trying again and again to attack energy water facilities and the financial sectorppHe stressed that even if the kinetic war with Iran and Hezbollah ends there will be no ceasefire in cyberspace We have seen this before on the day after the ceasefire of Operation Rising Lion took effect the number of cyberattacks on Israel doubled We must be prepared for that this time as wellp