Iran Hacks Israeli Home Security Cameras in Intelligence Operation

Iran has been hacking into private home security cameras across Israel to gather real-time intelligence, The Caspian Post reports citing foreign media.

Rafael Franco, who used to be the deputy head of Israel's National Cyber Directorate, went on public radio to tell people: "Shut down your home security cameras or change your passwords immediately." This was in response to recent Iranian ballistic missile attacks that damaged several high-rise buildings in Tel Aviv.

Franco, who is now the CEO of cybersecurity crisis company Code Blue, said that Iranian agents have been trying to get into internet-connected surveillance systems over the past few days to check how accurate rocket hits are and make plans for future attacks.

The conflict between Israel and Iran has spread to online, where attacks are getting stronger along with real attacks. A group of hackers supporting Israel called Predatory Sparrow said they were behind recent hacks that shut down a major Iranian bank and got into a local bitcoin exchange.

In reaction, IRIB, Iran's state television, said that Israel had started a large-scale hack on Iran's most important assets.

As part of Iran's strategy operations, the National Cyber Directorate of Israel stated that there have been more efforts to break into linked devices, especially security cams. A spokesman said, "These attempts have been going on all through the war and are happening more often now."