U.S. officials say a recent cyber attack on an Iranian military spy ship disrupted intelligence gathering on Red Sea traffic used to aid Houthi rebels in piracy against merchant ships.
An exclusive report from NBC stated this US cyber attack on ship occurred more than a week ago against the Iranian naval vessel MV Behshad, which U.S. officials say was using its reconnaissance technology to share intelligence with Houthi rebels in Yemen, the group behind regular attacks that terrorize the country’s international shipping lanes. Red Sea. According to NBC, approximately 12% of all daily maritime traffic passes through the Red Sea.
Long supported by Iran, the Houthi rebels they claim to be targeting ships in the Red Sea in response to the Israeli military operation in Gaza.