Groups range from known collectives to new outfits eager to raise their profile
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At least 15 known cybercriminal, ransomware, and hacktivist groups have announced their active participation in disruptive attacks targeting institutions in Israel and Palestine, as well as their supporters. Killnet has also called for an end to harm against civilians and reiterated its position that it will only target the Israeli government.
Despite the Indian government's support of Israel in the conflict, both Team Insane and Mysterious Team Bangladesh have announced they intend to disrupt targets in Israel, while Indian Cyber Force hasSome groups are explicitly targeting the supporters of Israel, such as the pro-Palestine group Sylhet Gang announcing its targeting of Ukraine, and various others claiming an attack on a web server belonging to the Indian...
Sylhet Gang's attack on the Israeli patent office, an institution with a government domain, for example, was originally successful but has been rapidly brought back online. The Threatsec hacktivist group has claimed a breach on Palestinian ISP Alfanet, saying:"We have shut down literally every server" operated by Alfanet. Its website is still functional and responsive at the time of writing.The mounting efforts from cybercriminals and vigilantes over the weekend come just days after the International Committee of the Red Cross published its set of rules for engaging in hacktivism and disruptive cyberattacks.
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