A Syrian hackers' group paraded the secret information it has
allegedly obtained from Israeli websites by means of a cyber attack,
transferring it to Israel's regional foe Iran.
Two weeks after Yitzhak Ben-Yisrael, chairman of the National
Council for Research and Development, said Syrian Electronic Army’s
hackers attempted two weeks ago to launch a cyber attack against Haifa's
water system, failing, the semi-official Iranian news agency FARS
published the documents, complete with writings in Hebrew, allegedly
obtained in the course of the attack against the websites of Haifa's
municipal services.
The Syrian Electronic Army said the attack was carried out in
response to the alleged Israeli strike on Damascus weaponries last
month. They claimed they managed to seriously disrupt a number of
municipal services. Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav denied any knowledge of such
attack, saying "We are not aware of any such attempt by Syria, but we do
know that Haifa, as the north's symbol, is a strategic target for our
enemies."
In response to the Israeli denials, the group issued a statement
saying they are transferring some of the documents they obtained to
Fars, the first outlet to report the attack. "This is just one example
of the information and documents we obtained in the course of many cyber
attacks. For obvious reasons, we cannot allow the public to access the
classified information we have obtained," the statement read.
The Syrian group added they could have detonated a blast at the
Israeli city, yet decided against it to prevent civilian casualties
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