(July 18, 2025 / JNS) During last month’s 12-day war between Israel and Iran, a parallel and less visible war was raging in cyberspace, with Iran launching dozens of attacks against Israeli targets. 

According to a report by Israel’s Army Radio earlier this month, the cyber campaign was marked by a clear pattern: while Iran achieved some “local successes” against soft targets like Israeli civilian companies, it failed in its primary objectives of penetrating military networks or disrupting the IDF Home Front Command’s life-saving missile alert systems.

Iranian cyber units reportedly focused on the “supply chain” by targeting civilian contractors and subcontractors that provide various services to the defense establishment. The goal was to disrupt the IDF’s operational continuity or steal information from these more vulnerable civilian networks. Despite these attempts, no significant damage was caused to the IDF’s functioning, according to the report, which cited a senior security official.