Published: 12 May 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Israel aghast at Iran cyberattack on civilian water infrastructure — TV report (Times of Israel)
A meeting this week of the high-level security cabinet, the first to be held in months, dealt in part with a recent Iranian cyberattack on Israel’s water infrastructure, Israeli television reported Saturday.
Quoting unnamed senior officials, Channel 13 news said the attack in late April is viewed as a significant escalation by Iran and a crossing of a red line because it targeted civil infrastructure.
The attack took place on April 24-25 on numerous water and sewage facilities across the country, according to the Ynet news site. The attack did minimal damage, the officials said. Israel was now weighing how and if to respond, the network said. There was no official confirmation of the report by Israeli or US officials.
Foreign intelligence officials say attempted cyberattack on Israeli water utilities linked to Iran (Washington Post)
Iran is being linked to an attempted cyberattack last month that authorities believe was aimed at disrupting water supplies in at least two locations in Israel as that country was seeking to contain a covid-19 outbreak, according to foreign intelligence officials familiar with the matter.
The incident, which occurred on April 24 and 25, was quickly detected and thwarted before it could cause damage. But Israeli officials and analysts fear that it could signal a further escalation in hostilities between the two countries and that Iran is getting bolder in its efforts to sabotage key systems.
Security cabinet: Israel didn't expect Iranian cyberattack on water system (Jerusalem Post)
'This was an attack that goes against all codes, even in war. This is an attack that cannot be done'
Photo: Saltwater flows into the Mediterranean Sea after passing through a desalination plant in the coastal Israeli city of Hadera in 2010 (Nir Rlias/Reuters)
