Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Hamas group uses various methods to break into Israel’s security system. Including via the internet, from pornographic videos to dating applications.
To carry out this action, Hamas formed its own cyber army. The Global Network on Extremism and Technology explained that the cyber department has been active for 10 years.
This team uses malware as its main weapon. One of them was used in 2013, when they sent pornographic videos as a way to seize access to government employees and infrastructure management companies in Israel.
It turned out that the video was embedded with a RAR file with malware. When the video is opened, malware will also be downloaded and active every time the system reboots.
Another tactic used by Hamas was carried out in 2015. At that time they targeted Israeli soldiers with fake Facebook accounts that sent likes to Israeli news accounts, politicians and companies.
Hamas also hacked a fitness application used by Israeli soldiers while jogging in 2018. At that time, they also used the World Cup to infiltrate Israeli soldiers’ cellphones via the Golden Club application.
Meanwhile in 2020, Hamas carried out attacks through the dating applications Catch & See and GrixyApp. This technique involves approaching Israeli soldiers with a Facebook account inviting them to communicate via WhatsApp.
When the conversation turns to sexual topics, Israeli soldiers will be asked to download a chat application on Android. Next, after the applications are downloaded, they will be infected with malware.
In this way, Hamas reportedly succeeded in infiltrating a number of cellphones belonging to Israeli soldiers. This also includes access to phone applications, the camera and the files in it.
Next, they succeeded in stealing information about Israeli military bases and weapons. Israel itself blew up the headquarters of Hamas forces in 2019, after detecting the group’s cyber capabilities.
However, based on observations by an Israeli cyber defense company, Hamas’ capabilities have not decreased. On the other hand, Hamas remains strong and has even become more sophisticated.
Meanwhile, the Global Network on Extremism and Technology estimates that the October 7 2023 attack was also carried out using hacking methods.
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