# cyberwarfare

How Israeli Cyber-Snooping on Tehran’s Street Cameras Helped Track Khamenei’s Movements

The Financial Times reports that Israeli intelligence hacked Tehran’s traffic-camera network and fused that imagery with signals and human intelligence to track Ayatollah Khamenei’s entourage, enabling a Feb. 28 strike that killed him. The episode demonstrates how urban surveillance systems can be weaponized in cross‑border operations and raises risks of regional escalation and a new era of cyber‑enabled targeted killings.