
Iran’s Fake “Shelter Danger” Calls Part of Psychological Cyber Warfare Playbook
When your phone rings and the caller ID shows the Israeli military's emergency command number, most people would listen — and that is precisely the point. Israel's National Cyber Directorate issued an urgent public advisory Tuesday, warning citizens about a wave of fraudulent automated phone calls impersonating the Israel Defense Forces' Home Front Command, the military body responsible for issuing missile alerts and civil defense guidance. This is part of Iran's emerging psychological cyber warfare playbook. The advisory, published on the Israeli government's official portal shows how Iran and its proxies weaponize civilian communications infrastructure against a population already under ph...