Netanyahu says Israel largely unaffected by global cyberattack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is largely unaffected by the a massive cyberattack that targeted over 150 countries around the world over the weekend.

“As of now, in Israel, there have not been any attacks against our vital infrastructures,” Netanyahu says at the start of his weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. “The other attacks have been minor so far, but everything could change. Several years ago we established a defense network against cyberattacks.”

He says the National Cyber Authority was established several years ago “in the understanding that there is a new danger that is still ahead of us.”

“There will be more developments and we will need to invest more resources” to ensure that Israel’s civilian and military institutions are protected against such attacks, Netanyahu adds.