Amid the ongoing tension between Iran and Israel, there is big news is coming from the point of attention.
On Saturday, October 12 there were simultaneous cyber-attacks on many establishments in Iran including Iran’s nuclear sites.
Amid these cyber-attacks, almost all services of the Iranian government have been disrupted. It is being said that this is Israel’s first step towards a retaliatory attack on Iran.
Not only this, Iran’s nuclear facilities were also targeted in the cyber-attack. This incident took place at a time when Israel had announced retaliatory action against Iran’s missile attack on October 1.
A former secretary of Iran’s Supreme Council of Cybersecurity announced that almost all of Iran’s government forces, including the judiciary, legislature, and executive have faced serious cyber-attacks and information theft.
According to Iran International, the former secretary of Iran’s Supreme Council of Cybersecurity said, “Almost every sector of the Iranian government, the judiciary, the legislature and the executive, has been affected by these cyber-attacks. Important information has also been stolen as a result.”
He said, “Our nuclear plants as well as critical networks such as fuel distribution, municipal services, transportation, and ports have also been cyber-attacked. These incidents are just a small part of the many areas spread across the country.”
Earlier, Israel’s Defense Minister warned on Wednesday, October 9 that a response would be given to the recent Iranian missile attack. He said his country’s retaliation would be “deadly” and “surprising”.
To recall, after Northern Gaza, Israel has now launched a ground attack against Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon.
On October 1, Iran attacked Israel and after that, Israel said it would give a befitting reply to Iran.
Since then, the whole world has been waiting with bated breath given the possibility of a larger conflict that could spill over to other parts of the world.
Israel has warned Iran that it will carry out an attack that it will remember. But the question is, what will that attack be like and why is Israel taking so long to respond?
