Multiple Cybercrime Groups Join in on the Israel-Hamas Conflict

Amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, cybercriminals from both sides have turned to cyberattacks in the form of distributed DDoS and also targeting bugs in ICS and SCADA systems. Several Israeli and Palestine organizations have left their Modbus, a SCADA communications protocol, exposed. To mitigate these threats, entities should bolster their security measures, focusing on patching exposed SCADA systems and ensuring stringent access controls for critical communication protocols.