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Israeli diplomats said added to WhatsApp groups run from Iran
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Illustrative: A cybersecurity expert talks about Iran hacking techniques, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Israeli diplomats have been added to WhatsApp groups run from Iran and other hostile nations, the Ynet news site reports, citing an internal security warning issued to Foreign Ministry staff.
“Recently, there have been reports of [diplomats] being added to WhatsApp groups, not through their contacts. These are groups that are opened and run by our adversaries from phone numbers from Iran, Pakistan, and more,” the warning says.
“Therefore, it is necessary to be vigilant about the groups you join and are added to, and even change the settings so that you can only be added to the groups by contacts who are registered with you,” it says.
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