As missile sirens wailed over Israel earlier this month, thousands of Israelis received texts claiming to be from their military, encouraging them to download a fake shelter app, which could have stolen reams of personal data.<\/p>\n
The messages, cyber security experts say, are the most visible end of a vast war being waged in the far reaches of the internet between Iran, Israel and the US, and their online sympathisers.<\/p>\n
They may use keyboards instead of rifles but Iran\u2019s hackers, who have fought Israel in the digital shadows for years, are among the most battle-hardened soldiers Tehran can call on.<\/p>\n
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