Did Hamas hack the IDF?
Israeli army officials claim that some of its soldiers were duped by fake Facebook accounts set up by Hamas, which then hacked soldiers' phones and obtained sensitive intelligence information.
Just how serious was Hamas' recent cyberspying foray into Israeli intelligence? It wasn't a full-fledged breach, but it was embarrassing.
Israeli Channel 10 reported Jan. 11 that the Israeli army and Shin Bet discovered that Hamas operatives had been communicating with Israeli soldiers and officers for months.
After being "outed" by the press, Israel's military admitted its soldiers had been duped, announcing that same day that Hamas had been able to tap dozens of phone calls between Israeli officers and soldiers after luring them to interact with fake Facebook accounts that appeared to be those of attractive women. Israel's long investigation revealed that the real faces behind the fake Facebook accounts belonged to Hamas operatives.
According to Israeli news reports, Hamas operatives had long conversations with their targets to get information about them and their military units. They convinced the soldiers to download a fake chat app containing malware, through which Hamas was able to obtain some sensitive information.
