Iran-Israel cyber war now targets civilians

Millions of ordinary people in Iran and Israel recently found themselves caught in the crossfire of a cyber war between their countries.

In Tehran, a dentist drove around for hours in search of gasoline, waiting in long lines at four gas stations only to come away empty.

In Tel Aviv, a well-known broadcaster panicked as the intimate details of his sex life, and those of hundreds of thousands of others stolen from an LGBTQ dating site, were uploaded on social media.

For years, Israel and Iran have engaged in a covert war, by land, sea, air and computer, but the targets have usually been military or government related. Now, the cyber war has widened to target civilians on a large scale.