'The reason is that all of Iran's national budget and resources have been allocated to wars and corrupt religious leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran,' message on Iranian ATM machines reportedly reads.
The “Ragnar Locker” group followed through on a threat to release the sensitive information gathered in the cyberattack on Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center.
North Korean hackers attempted to hack into the internal systems of an Israeli cryptocurrency company earlier this month in order to steal funds for the country's nuclear program.
Iran generally blames Israel for such attacks, but a group called Gonjeshke Darande claimed responsibility for a recent incident that shuttered a steel factory.
Iran and Israel have been engaged in cyber warfare in recent years, with Iran attacking a broad array of targets, and Israel focusing primarily on Iran’s nuclear program.
On Sunday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Israeli Parliament via Zoom. During the speech, Israel stopped a number of cyber attacks intended to disrupt Zelensky’s address, i24 News reported.
The attack is believed to have had a financial motive and may have been in preparation for a larger and more serious event, according to Israel’s defense establishment.
'Early assessments and a quick response from the directorate and staff on the ground halted the attempts and no damage was caused,' said a joint statement issued by the Health Ministry and National Cyber Directorate on Sunday.
According to the Israel National Cyber Directorate, one in five Israeli businesses and about 47 percent of Israeli high-tech firms suffered a cyber attack in 2020.
Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh told the Iranian Etemad newspaper that the attacks have been 'done by Mossad and no one has given a serious thought to the problem.'
Calling the event 'nuclear terrorism,' Atomic Energy Organization of Iran head Ali Akbar Salehi says that Tehran reserves 'the right to take action against the perpetrators.'
Israel is considered a global leader in the cybersecurity business, and approximately 25 percent of all global investments in cybersecurity go to Israel.
'This attack scenario underscores the need to harden the synthetic DNA supply chain with protections against cyber-biological threats,' said a leading Israeli cyber expert.