Report: Spyware found on phones of two senior Eisenkot campaign officials

Spyware designed to eavesdrop and extract sensitive political and strategic information has been discovered on the phones of two senior officials in Gadi Eisenkot’s election campaign, Channel 12 reports.

Due to the sensitivity of the information handled by the campaign, Eisenkot’s headquarters in recent weeks implemented a strict security protocol including daily cybersecurity checks and phone scans for some campaign staffers, including its most senior officials.

The malicious software was discovered in two separate cases during those scans, which were conducted by a private security firm hired by the campaign, according to the report. Eisenkot’s own devices were not compromised, the report says.

Despite the apparent breaches, Eisenkot’s campaign has not filed a complaint with the police, instead opting to bolster its cybersecurity measures and continue conducting daily scans of senior officials’ devices, the Hebrew network says.

Channel 12 does not report who may have been responsible for installing the spyware or when the devices were compromised.