Israel may come under massive cyber attack ‘immediately’

Israel may be targeted by a wide-scale cyber attack in the coming hours, the Cyber Authority in the Prime Minister’s Office warns.

All government ministries and security agencies were alerted to look out for any changes in their computer systems.

The warning is effective immediately and includes computer systems and cellular phones. Security officials were instructed to prepare for “any possible scenario.”

Israel has been investing a lot in upgrading its information security, and its enemies have also invested in upgrading their offensive capabilities. Over the past two years the country was targeted by large-scale attacks, and officials assess that they originated from Hezbollah in one case and Iranian hackers in another.

Last year, Haaretz reports, Chinese hackers succeeded in penetrating Israeli security firms and stealing information about Israel’s Iron Dome system, the Arrow missile, drone fleets and other security systems.