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Hackers threatened the “Zionist entity” with an “electronic Holocaust” planned for the same month that Israel observes Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Hacker groups on Sunday posted a threat that they would launch a cyber attack against Israel on April 7. The groups that posted notices promising an “electronic holocaust” included one that is identified with the international hacker network Anonymous.
One particular threat featured a clip uploaded to YouTube that said, “We are Anonymous. This is a message to the Zionist entity: We are coming to punish you for your crimes in the Palestinian territories.”
According to computer experts, in April – when Israel marks Holocaust Memorial Day-underground groups try to launch coordinated cyber attacks against the Jewish State and other targets. Thus far, the attacks mainly comprised attempts to shut down websites and have not caused significant damage. Generally, the purpose of publishing warnings such as that sent out on Sunday is to draft additional hackers to the mission.
According to data provided by the International Cyber Convention at Tel Aviv University in July, there has been a 900-percent increase in cyber-attacks against Israeli government sites. Israel deals “with an average of 100,000 attacks a day,” Major-General (res.) Yitzchak Ben Yisrael, head of the cyber center at Tel Aviv University, stated.
To contend with this threat,Israel’s cabinet approved in February the establishment of a national cyber defense authority, which will take overall national responsibility for cyber defense.
By: JNS.org and United with Israel Staff
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