Conflict spills over to the digital world

THE CONFLICT BETWEEN Israel and Iran is spilling over into the digital world, inflaming a decades-long campaign of hacks and espionage between two nations renowned for their cyber prowess.

- PATRICK HOWELL O'NEILL & ARSALAN SHAHLA

On Tuesday, a pro-Israel hacking group claimed responsibility for a disruptive cyberattack against a major Iranian bank, and Iran's state-run IRIB News reported that Israel had launched a full-scale cyberattack on the country's critical infrastructure. Then on Wednesday, the pro-Israel hackers announced a new breach targeting an Iranian crypto exchange.