Iran-Linked Hackers Mapped Ship AIS Data Days Before Real-World Missile Strike Attempt
Summary
Iran-linked hackers have been involved in cyber warfare to support real-world missile strikes, highlighting the dangerous convergence of cyber attacks and kinetic warfare. This trend indicates a growing need for new frameworks to address the evolving nature of warfare, as traditional boundaries between cyber and physical attacks become increasingly blurred.
Original Article Summary
Threat actors with ties to Iran engaged in cyber warfare as part of efforts to facilitate and enhance physical, real-world attacks, a trend that Amazon has called cyber-enabled kinetic targeting. The development is a sign that the lines between state-sponsored cyber attacks and kinetic warfare are increasingly blurring, necessitating the need for a new category of warfare, the tech giant's
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