What does it feel like to spend 13 years as an Iranian cyber warfare operative — from a university dorm room to attacking hospital networks across the Middle East?
This video details the journey of an Iranian cyber warfare operative, beginning as a student of computer engineering. It illustrates their progression within the Iranian cyber command, highlighting how a virus can be spread through a network. The narrative also touches on interference with an election through misinformation and the evolving landscape of future warfare. ⚡
This isn't a story about hacking as a thriller. It's a story about what happens to a person who spends over a decade doing invisible work for a cause — and what happens when that cause disappears overnight.
Topics covered:
Stuxnet and how it radicalized a generation of Iranian engineers
APT33, APT34, and Charming Kitten — Iran's real cyber units
The Shamoon wiper attack (35,000 computers destroyed in hours)
Iranian information operations targeting the 2020 US election
Cyberattacks on Israeli hospitals after October 7, 2023
Operation Midnight Hammer and Iran's nuclear program
The human cost of state-sponsored cyber warfare
The cyber war between Iran, Israel, and the United States is happening right now — on networks you use every day.
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