Tech in the Iran-Israel conflict: internet blackout, crypto burning and home camera spying

Tech in the Iran-Israel conflict: internet blackout, crypto burning and home camera spying

Iran, clearly fearful of an online Israeli incursion, imposed a near-total internet blackout early last weekThe war between Israel and Iran, though largely a fight of fighter planes, drones and bombs, is erupting in the digital realm as well. Both countries have long histories with digital warfare. The particular focus of the current conflict, Iran’s nuclear program, was the target of one of the first cyberweapons meant to cause physical destruc…