Netanyahu: Iran, Hizbullah, Hamas Stepping-up Cyber War

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"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran and its Palestinian and Lebanese allies on Sunday of carrying out "non-stop" cyber-attacks on major computer systems in the Zionist entity.

He gave no details on the number of attacks but said "vital systems" had been targeted.

"Water, power and banking sites were also under threat," he added. The comments came hours after a Syrian hackers' group paraded the secret information it had obtained by means of a cyber-attack on Haifa's water system some two weeks ago.

Speaking at a conference on cyber warfare in Tel Aviv University, Netanyahu said that ""Israel" has identified a significant increase in the scope of cyber-attacks."
"These attacks are carried out directly by Iran and through its proxies, Hamas and Hizbullah," he said.

In regards to the "Israeli" response, the "Israeli" prime minister said that "We aspire to set up a digital Iron Dome, to get a head start over our enemies in the never ending contest."
Hence, he has asked the "Israeli" Army Cyber Unit "to come up with a proposal on how to export our cyber capabilities."

"Despite the non-stop attacks on us, you hear only about a few of them because we thwart most of them," Netanyahu claimed.

In an attempt to assure the "Israelis", Netanyahu noted that the Zionist entity is one of the five leading powers in the world in dealing with cyber-warfare.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team