Cyber Authority warns against fake messages urging Israelis to avoid going into shelters

Israel’s Cyber Authority warns that fake messages are being sent to Israelis urging them to avoid going into shelters, saying that there are alerts of terror attacks in shelters.

The messages purport to come from “orefalert.” Oref is the Hebrew word for home front.

The authority says that this is an attempt to “sow panic” among the public and reiterates that alerts are only sent through the official Home Front Command app.

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