June 13, 2025

In the early hours of 13 June (local time) Israel confirmed that that had launched airstrikes against Iran. The targets were reported to be against Iran’s nuclear program and other military targets. Further strikes were reported throughout the day. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned that Iranian forces will “act with strength” against Israel. Subsequently Iran fired missiles into Israel. Loud explosions have been heard over Tel-Aviv.

On Telegram, hacktivist and news media sites have been reacting. Telegram is often used in the area as the first point of news. Hacktivist groups have used the platform in order to share details of their cyber-attacks and victims.

Hacktivist group DieNet claimed that they will attack Israeli radio stations in tandem with the attacks from Iran. 

They then shared images which they claimed to be proof.

They also claimed to have attacked Israeli companies and obtained data that they would share in order to assist Iranian Intelligence and military efforts.

Other groups shared images of the bombing of Tel-Aviv and images of the red alert system in Israel.

Another hacktivist group which states it supports Iran, has posted a call to action asking anyone with cyber security experience to help them target Israel.

Others are sharing information of cyber attacks against Israel targets.

Another hacktivist group, Islamic Hacker Army, is targeting Iranian government entities.

The IDF are using Telegram in order to make updates, informing citizens about what they need to do and encouraging people not to share any footage or information about airstrikes which they state have been intercepted.

Israeli news sites are also using Telegram to update on the ongoing events, with reports that Iran has targeted populated areas in Israel and caused casualties as well as videos of the attack.

This is an ongoing situation that DarkOwl will continue to monitor.

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