Iranian hackers hit top Israeli defense contractor, data leaked as cyberattack continues  

Hackers linked to Iran claimed Sunday evening they successfully hacked into Israel’s state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries.

The claims regarding the AI come after a week in which it was revealed the group had targeted more than 80 Israeli firms, Haaretz reports.

The hackers, first discovered by Israeli cybersecurity firms in November, are a group of cybercriminals focusing on ransom attacks.

However, experts attribute ideological as well as financial motives to the recent attacks. The so-called hacktivist group was linked back to Iran after ransom money paid out to them in bitcoin was traced back to an online currency exchange in Iran.