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Report: The attack targeted municipal alert systems but did not breach essential IDF infrastructure. By  JNS A suspected Iranian cyber attack likely set off rocket-warning sirens in the cities of Jerusalem and Eilat on Sunday, Israeli media reported. Israeli cyber-security authorities said the attack targeted municipal alert systems but did not breach essential IDF infrastructure, according to Ynet. Authorities “instructed local councils to take precautionary steps to secure their alert systems, since they were activated by municipal alert systems and not by the IDF’s Home Front Command,” the report issued on Monday said. The report cited Yoram Cohen, head of the Israel Internet Association, as saying that the hack “did not appear to harm any vital infrastructure,” but that it had once again exposed vulnerabilities in civilian systems. “There is a gap between Israel’s excellent cyber defenses on critical infrastructure compared to non-critical civilian systems,” said Cohen. “This w...

Israeli cybersecurity company CheckPoint revealed that Iranian hackers broke into email accounts of senior Israeli officials to gather critical intel. By  United With Israel As tensions mount between Iran and Israel, Israeli cyber security company CheckPoint revealed that Iranian hackers broke into the email accounts of senior Israeli officials to gather critical intel. Some of the high-profile targets included former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, a reserve general who dealt with sensitive and complex matters, the former US ambassador to Israel, and the head of a large security research institute in Israel. Gil Messing, CEO of CheckPoint, discusses what the hackers managed to achieve and what all Israelis should do to protect themselves.