Probably mostly Russian and/or Iranian troll farm propaganda/disinformation. I have no doubt there'll be rogue IDF as there are in all defence forces. One or two idiots in a countries defence force is not the same as a regime like Hamas condoning and taking part in the atrocities of Oct 7th.
Interesting microsoft report prior to Oct 7 re Iran ramping up it's cyber attacks on Israel.
Threat level: While Iran's tactics are changing, the government's targets remain largely the same, Microsoft said.
The disinformation operations have largely focused on Israel, prominent Iranian opposition figures and Tehran's Gulf state adversaries.
Between October and March, Iran directed nearly a quarter of its cyber operations against Israel — although the U.S., the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia also bore "the brunt of these efforts," per the report.
Most of these cyber-enabled influence operations are run by an Iranian group that Microsoft tracks as Cotton Sandstorm. Others call the group Emennet Pasargad.
The intrigue: Microsoft has detected a "corresponding" decline in the number of Iran-backed ransomware and wiper attacks as the government's teams shift to disinformation.
However, Microsoft warned that the threat of future cyberattacks on U.S. and Israeli critical infrastructure remains, as some Iranian groups are likely to be seeking new tactics for launching such attacks.
