Hezbollah Hacked Israeli Military Radio

florescent_beige writes, "Newsday is reporting that Hezbollah was able to monitor secure Israeli military communications, perhaps using technology supplied by Iran, during the recent Lebanon war. A former Israeli general, speaking anonymously, called the results 'disastrous' for Israel. The story reports that an anonymous Lebanese source said that Hezbollah might have taken advantage of Israeli soldiers' mistakes in following secure radio procedures. The radio gear uses frequency hopping and encryption." The article identifies the Israeli communications equipment as the US-designed Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System.

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Re:According to Hizbollah officials

[Anonymous Coward]

I wonder why Hezbollah needs to crack Israeli radio channel. The UN keep them updated about Israeli positions and movements at anytime during the conflict. The UN is a greater danger to the West than terrorists.

Re:I think it may be several things

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, that's the thing. Relying on those tactics is relying upon your opponent's sense of mercy, which is something they may find lacking if they "succeed" and a nuclear weapon goes off in in US soil. Of course, the irony is that if roles were reversed, you can be sure that the Islamists wouldn't hesitate to exterminate any of us infidels in the West.