New Delhi, March 12, 2026: The Iran-America-Israel war, which started on February 28, 2026, is no longer limited only to the battlefield, but has also become extremely deadly in ‘cyber space’. In this war that has been going on for more than 10 days, along with missile and drone attacks, digital networks and internet systems are now being targeted. Experts are calling it the ‘hybrid war’ of the modern era.
At the very beginning of the war, America and Israel had conducted large-scale cyber operations against Iran. Due to these attacks, internet connectivity in many areas of Iran has dropped to only four percent. The communication system has been disrupted due to damage to fiber optic cables and sensor networks. Tehran’s traffic cameras, government websites and news portals have also been the target of hackers.
Psychological attacks are now being carried out to weaken the enemy from within. The very popular prayer time app ‘BadeSaba’ in Iran has been claimed to have been hacked. An attempt has been made to spread anarchy by sending anti-government messages to the users of this app.
On the other hand, Iran has also retaliated strongly. More than 60 hacker groups supported by Iran have become active. On March 11, 2026, there was a horrific cyber attack on America’s leading medical tech company ‘Stryker Corporation’. According to American agencies, the attackers have stolen approximately 50 terabytes of sensitive data. Now the threat to the digital networks of America’s banking, healthcare and defense sectors has increased.
This war is now being fought on three fronts. Apart from destruction through missiles and drones, efforts are being made to break the morale of the public by cyber attack, website defacement, data theft and server shutdown and by spreading false information through social media and apps. At present, no country is taking initiative to stop the war, due to which there is a fear that cyber attacks will become more intense in the coming days and the global internet system will be damaged.
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