IDF not targeted in massive global cyberattack, official says

A senior IDF official says the military does not believe it was affected by the large-scale cyber attack that hit businesses and government networks around the world this weekend.

“I don’t know of any attempt to attack us,” the officer says.

However, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, says the military and the country must be ready for attacks like the one this weekend.

“These kinds of attacks happen from time to time and they will happen in the future,” the officer warns. “We are prepared and preparing ourselves against new hacks, which come up every week.”

According to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, critical infrastructure was not hit in this weekend’s attack, though there were some “minor” cases in Israel.

The army was not involved in the response to the attack, as the Israeli targets were civilian.

— Judah Ari Gross