Emanuel Fabian
The Shin Bet security service said on Monday that it had identified more than 200 Iranian phishing attempts against senior Israeli officials in a bid to secure their personal details.
Among those targeted were senior security officials, political figures, academics, media personnel, journalists, and others, the Shin Bet said.
The hackers approached Israelis via WhatsApp, Telegram and email, and tried to get them to download an app that would grant access to their devices and share their personal details such as home addresses and frequent locations.
The agency said that the information would then be used by Iran to carry out attacks against individuals in Israel, “through Israeli cells they have recruited within the country.”
The Shin Bet said the targets were approached with an “individually tailored cover story for each victim according to their area of work, so the approach doesn’t seem suspicious.”
In one example shown by the Shin Bet, the hacker posed as Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs and told the target he was trying to coordinate a meeting with him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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