Iran has learned absolutely no lessons! It still dares to use communication equipment from the US and Western countries! On March 3, the UK's Financial Times reported, citing sources, that Israel's intelligence agency tracked a meeting of Khamenei and senior officials by using signals intelligence, including hacking traffic cameras and accessing mobile networks. According to reports, data showed that officials were heading to the location as planned.
Evidently, what does this report indicate? It indicates that Iran's communication network is very unsecured and unsafe, allowing Israel to come and go freely. Does Iran know about its own network situation? Of course it does. However, on the surface, Iran's communication network is operated by three domestic operators. However, 80% of Iran's core equipment, including switches, base stations, and network management systems, comes from the West. Especially, Iranian high-ranking officials have a particular preference for a certain brand of American mobile phones.
Despite being at odds with the US and Western countries, Iran shows no defense in such important aspects of cybersecurity. As long as the other side wants to act, a single firmware vulnerability or a maintenance backdoor could instantly make the entire country become "transparent." It can be said that in the information warfare, Iran is completely defeated. Khamenei's death by bombing is not at all unjust from a tactical perspective; it was inevitable. Obviously, Iran itself has given Israel an opportunity to exploit.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858626359879689/
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