Syria Launches Cyberattack Against israel (It Fails)

Haifa coast. Photo by Rami Shalosh

Israeli Official: Syria Attempted To Mount Cyberattack On Haifa's Water Infrastructure -- Haaretz

Attack was meant to be a retaliation for what foreign news sources reported were Israeli airstrikes in Syria, former security adviser Isaac Ben-Israel said.

Syria has attempted to mount a cyberattack on Haifa's water infrastructure but failed, an Israeli official said Saturday.

Professor Isaac Ben-Israel, a former cyber security adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said that the attack took place two weeks ago and was meant as retaliation for what foreign news sources reported as an Israeli strike on a Syrian research center.

"The attack was carried out by a cyber unit within the Syrian army, and it failed," Ben-Israel said at a "Shabbat Tarbut" cultural event in Be'er Sheva.

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More News On Syria's Cyber Attack Against Israel

Israeli Expert Says Syria Cyberattack Foiled -- ABC News/AP
Syria attempted to sabotage Haifa’s water supply -- Times of Israel
Report: Syria cyber attacked Haifa's water system -- YNet News
Syrian cyber attack on Haifa water system thwarted -- Globes
Syrian hackers try to attack Haifa's water supply -- Jerusalem Post
Syria's Electronic Army attempted attack on Haifa's water system -- Global Post
Israeli official: Syrian group tried to disrupt Haifa water system -- UPI

The U.S. Military Has The Ability To Blind Syrian Air Defenses

U.S. Could Use Cyberattack On Syrian Air Defenses -- USA Today

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has cyberattack capabilities that allow the U.S. military to help blind Syrian air defenses without firing a shot, according to military analysts.

"One of the reasons the Air Force has paid so much attention to cyberwarfare is ... for beating enemy air defenses," said James Lewis, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

U.S. abilities to defeat Syria's air defenses are central to a debate over whether to intervene in the 2-year-old civil war. Electronic methods to disable enemy air defense systems include the injection of malware, a form of computer software, into the air defense network through a computer attack or by traditional electronic warfare aircraft capable of jamming radar.

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My Comment: This is not the type of news that you want the Syrians to know about.