Dozens of Israeli actors reportedly fall for suspected Iranian phishing attack

Dozens of Israeli actors have fallen for a phishing attack allegedly directed by Iran, Hebrew media report.

A statement from Israel’s National Cyber Directorate reportedly says a roster of Israeli actors received an email that claimed to be about casting for a new movie by a major director. The email requested audition videos, in addition to personal documents such as the actors’ ID cards, passports and addresses.

Dozens of the actors sent the materials in response, Hebrew outlets say, and received threatening responses that attributed the scam to Iran. The Islamic Republic has long attempted, in a range of ways, to recruit spies in Israel or gain access to sensitive Israeli material.

The National Cyber Directorate reportedly recommends that the actors in question replace their identification documents and report to the government that they fell for the scam.