Iranians developing the cyber capabilities of Hezbollah

The Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps set up a new cyber unit for Hezbollah. The new cyber unit will deal with attacks and collection of intelligence in cyberspace, and will operate under the counterespionage wing of Hezbollah that is under the command of Hassan Nasrallah’s son.  

Hezbollah operatives and members of the Iranian Quds Force will serve in the cyber unit, whose main objectives will be countering espionage and subversive activity against Hezbollah and Iran.  

The cyber unit will mainly collect information on Lebanese citizens using capabilities to attack cellular telephones, intercept Wi-Fi signals, collect information from social networks and databases, penetrate networks of Lebanese government agencies, and more. 

The missions of the unit are expected to also include cyberattacks and collection of information on gas and oil companies, banks, newspapers and media companies in Gulf countries including the United Arab Emirates. 

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The Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps set up a new cyber unit for Hezbollah. The new cyber unit will deal with attacks and collection of intelligence in cyberspace, and will operate under the counterespionage wing of Hezbollah that is under the command of Hassan Nasrallah’s son. Hezbollah operatives and members of the Iranian Quds Force will serve in the cyber unit, whose main objectives will be countering espionage and subversive activity against Hezbollah and Iran.   The cyber unit will mainly collect information on Lebanese citizens using capabilities to attack cellular telephones, intercept Wi-Fi signals, collect information from social networks and databases, penetrate networks of Lebanese government agencies, and more.  The missions of the unit are expected to also include cyberattacks and collection of information on gas and oil companies, banks, newspapers and media companies in Gulf countries including the United Arab Emirates.  The missions of the unit are expected to also include cyberattacks and collection of information on gas and oil companies, banks, newspapers and media companies in Gulf countries including the United Arab Emirates.  Iranians developing Iranians developing

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