Israel carried out a recent sophisticated cyberattack on an Iranian port facility, causing widespread chaos, apparently in retaliation for an attempt by Tehran to target Israel’s water infrastructure, the Washington Post reported Monday.

The report, citing foreign and US officials, said Israel was likely behind the hack that brought the “bustling Shahid Rajaee port terminal to an abrupt and inexplicable halt” on May 9.

“Computers that regulate the flow of vessels, trucks and goods all crashed at once, ­creating massive backups on waterways and roads leading to the facility,” the Post reported, adding that it had seen satellite photos showing miles-long traffic jams leading to the port and ships still waiting to offload several days later.

Iran later acknowledged that an unknown foreign hacker had briefly knocked the port’s computers offline.

“A recent cyber attack failed to penetrate the PMO’s systems and was only able to infiltrate and damage a number of private operating systems at the ports,” Mohammad Rastad, managing director of the Ports and Maritime Organization, said in a statement carried by Iran’s ILNA news agency.

The port is a newly constructed shipping terminal in the Iranian coastal city of Bandar Abbas, on the Strait of Hormuz.

But the damage was far more severe than Iran acknowledged and was apparently carried out by Israeli operatives, the Post said, quoting a security official with a foreign government that monitored the incident.

The official, who spoke on the condition that his identity and national affiliation not be revealed, called the attack “highly accurate,” the Post said.

“There was total disarray,” said the official. A US official with access to classified files also said that Israelis were believed to have been behind the attack. The officials said it was apparently carried out in retaliation for an Iranian cyberattack that targeted Israel’s water infrastructure.

There was no comment from the Israeli embassy in Washington or the Israel Defense Forces, the report said.

Israel was reportedly aghast at the Iranian attack on its water infrastructure.

A May 7 meeting of the high-level security cabinet, the first to be held in months, dealt in part with the Iranian attempt, Israeli television reported.

Quoting unnamed senior officials, Channel 13 news said on May 9 that the attack in late April was viewed as a significant escalation by Iran and a crossing of a red line because it targeted civil infrastructure.

This is an attack that goes against all the codes of war. Even from the Iranians we didn’t expect something like this,” an official was quoted as saying.

The attack did minimal damage, though problems were reported at some facilities in local councils, the officials said.

Israel was weighing how and if to respond, the network said at the time.

According to the report, ministers who took part in the security cabinet meeting had to sign nondisclosure agreements.

Earlier that day Fox News reported that Iran was behind the attack, with hackers using American servers to carry out the breach.

A senior US Department of Energy official told Fox News that the Trump administration was committed to protecting allies from cyberattacks but would not comment on the specific incident, saying an investigation was ongoing.
There was no official confirmation of the report by Israeli or US officials.

The attack took place on April 24-25 on numerous water and sewage facilities across the country, according to the Ynet news site.

The Water Authority and Israel National Cyber Directorate confirmed an “attempted cyber breach on water command and control systems.”

“The attempted attack was dealt with by the Water Authority and National Cyber Directorate. It should be emphasized that there was no harm to the water supply and it operated, and continues to operate, without interruption,” it said.

Iran — whose regime avowedly seeks Israel’s destruction — and Israel have engaged in covert cyber-warfare for over a decade, including reported efforts by the Jewish state and US to remotely sabotage the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

Israel has also in recent weeks appeared to step up a bombing campaign on Iran-linked forces in Syria, concerned at Iran’s ongoing efforts to establish a potent military presence there from which to attack Israel. The Iranian-funded and -armed Hezbollah terror group faces off against Israel from Lebanon, and Iran backs Palestinian terror groups in the West Bank and Gaza.

The Islamic Republic is smarting from one of the world’s most severe COVID-19 outbreaks. Experts have recently warned that the coronavirus pandemic has created a perfect storm for cyberattacks, with millions of people working in unfamiliar, less secure circumstances and eager for information about the virus and with new organizational policies being implemented.






https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-behind-cyberattack-that-caused-total-disarray-at-iran-port-report/

Iran will have no choice but to bend to the U.S power....


Even when Trump is accused of being a clown.... He's more or less the character (joker) in a Batman movie..... Always getting it right and ahead of it's enemies....

Someone said an airplane manufacturer hacked into best selling planes from another manufacturer wasting hundreds of lives just because of competition between them.

He went further to explain why those targeted jets must be from third world nations and not developed ones. He then cautioned that there may be repeated consequence for the alleged hacker manufacturer for their new jets, also victims would come from those users from same third world countries for same reason and purpose.

How many front is IRAN looking on to fight?

oh God when will nigeria produce world class hacks like this not just scammers. i guess its my love for computer that is talking.
anyho iran is dead in on this silent face off with other world power as well as china.

Hacker that can't hack into Central Bank of Nigeria and transfer abacha loot to all Nigerian,is that one a hacker.

Can they hack ....



1. CB..
2. Nair....

mamaafrik:
Hacker that can't hack into Central Bank of Nigeria and transfer abacha loot to all Nigerian,is that one a hacker.

Tell that to Nigerian hackers.

Wetin concern Israel with Abacha loot?

If Israel do it is the will of god, if others do it it is terrorism. Israel have been Using Christians by remote controlling USA to achieved their Zionist yet Christians has virtually 0% of the Holy land

The Israelis are one of the best hackers in the world, if not the best.

PremierGuy:
The Israelis are one of the best hackers in the world, if not the best.

Not sure they're anywhere near Russia

Olominira:

Not sure they're anywhere near Russia

Yes they are. Russia has no tough anti hacking law so they play too much around meanwhile the actual hackers are silent. Mind you hacking is made of different aspects like reverse engineering, phising, penetration etc. The company cellebrite has been the only one able to hack the iphone and all other devices in the market, bypassing encryptions and locks of all kind. The NSO group has been well known for doing similar and hacking whatspp all the time. Governmental penetration had also been their game. All these are israeli handwork.

PremierGuy:
The Israelis are one of the best hackers in the world, if not the best.

Hahahahahahaaa hahahahahahaaa what did you just say!!! Is like too much Bible story about Israel full your head.

Mightymanna:
If Israel do it is the will of god, if others do it it is terrorism. Israel have been Using Christians by remote controlling USA to achieved their Zionist yet Christians has virtually 0% of the Holy land

My brother the thing tired me ooooo


if you Mention Trump or Israel Christains in Nigeria even the ones that has not even gone beyond the shores of their state capitals go dey jump up and down even if what they did is bad as in they know it is wrong they would still celebrate the act...


Na even 9/11 matter surprise me pass. its clearly there that no jews was at work on the very day.. that one never still give them signal?

i don't just get it..

salamudeen:



My brother the thing tired me ooooo


if you Mention Trump or Israel Christains in Nigeria even the ones that has not even gone beyond the shores of their state capitals go dey jump up and down even if what they did is bad as in they know it is wrong they would still celebrate the act...


Na even 9/11 matter surprise me pass. its clearly there that no jews was at work on the very day.. that one never still give them signal?

i don't just get it..

To sum it all, most Christians don't know that Israel is a Jewish state