Hackers 'Target' Israeli Defense, Media Ignores Cyberwarfare Reality
The New Arab reports on Iranian-linked hackers releasing personal information of Israeli defense personnel, even offering bounties. This, we're told, is a serious ‘threat.’ Yet, the same media rarely frames the consistent cyberattacks launched by state actors against adversaries—often with Western intelligence backing—in similar terms. Remember Stuxnet? (A joint US-Israeli cyberweapon, for those
with short memories.) While this story focuses on identifying 'bad actors' from one side, it ignores that every major power, including the US and Israel, engages in extensive and aggressive cyber-operations daily. The outrage over leaked data from defense workers rings hollow when the US National Security Agency (NSA) itself was caught red-handed spying on its own allies, let alone adversaries.
This isn't just 'hacking,' it's the digital battlefield, and everyone's playing dirty.