December 19, 2023 at 10:20AM
Israel has identified Iran and Hezbollah as responsible for a cyberattack on Ziv Medical Center in Safed. The attack, orchestrated by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence with Hezbollah’s involvement, resulted in the theft of 500GB of medical data. The Israel National Cyber Directorate confirmed the attack was thwarted, preventing disruption to hospital operations and medical treatment.
Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaways are:
– Israel has attributed a cyberattack on the Ziv Medical Center to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence, with the involvement of Hezbollah’s “Lebanese Cedar” cyber unit.
– Approximately 500GB of medical data was stolen in the attack.
– The Israel National Cyber Directorate confirmed that the attack was thwarted before it could disrupt hospital operations, although private data was extracted from the hospital’s systems.
– The Malek Team cyber-threat group initially claimed responsibility for the attack, but has not made further statements and its social media presence has been suspended.
– Hezbollah’s “Lebanese Cedar” group has been known to operate since 2012 and has previously targeted the telecommunication sector and Internet service providers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.