ARABIAN_GHOSTS
Arabian Ghosts is a pro-Iranian/pro-Palestinian hacktivist actor active in cyber operations tied to the Israel-Iran conflict. The group has been observed issuing broad threat statements under #OpIsraelTeam branding against Israel, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, and amplifying calls for attacks from other aligned groups. Reported activity attributed to Arabian Ghosts includes DDoS attacks against the Bank of Israel and Barzilai Medical Center, as well as broader claimed involvement in DDoS, website defacements, data leaks, and ICS/OT disruption. Forescout reporting states that Iranian-affiliated groups including GhostSec and Arabian Ghosts targeted programmable logic controllers (PLCs) linked to Israeli media and water systems, indicating interest in critical infrastructure and OT/ICS environments. One source in the provided content characterizes the group’s origin as likely Syrian. The content also places Arabian Ghosts within a wider ecosystem of Iranian-affiliated or aligned hacktivist activity, where the line between hacktivism and state-linked operations is increasingly blurred. Known aliases in the provided content are arabian_ghost and arabian_ghosts.
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Hacktivist group issuing broad threat statements under #OpIsraelTeam branding against Israel, the US, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
Arabian Ghosts is an Iran-affiliated group involved in targeting PLCs in Israeli media and water systems, contributing to Iranian OT/ICS threat activity.
Regional hacktivist actor now aligned with anti-Israel operations; claims DDoS/defacement and some ICS/OT disruption and data leaks; has floated an unconfirmed ransomware project.
Hacktivist group amplifying threats and participating in the broader hacktivist ecosystem active around the 2025 Israel-Iran conflict; activity described in reporting as largely DDoS/defacement/claimed breaches.
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