CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: ‘You’ll Be Buried by Next Week’: ‘These are Fake Messages Made to Induce Panic during War’: Israeli Police
CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: ‘You’ll Be Buried by Next Week’: ‘These are Fake Messages Made to Induce Panic during War’: Israeli Police
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On Friday, numerous Israelis reported receiving threatening text messages informing them that they would be buried by next week, with police stating that they were working with the National Cyber Directorate to track down and block the source of the messages.
The messages, which arrived as the country braces for attacks from Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah over the killings of top terror leaders, featured recipients’ entire names and cities of residence, scaring many who received them.
Police advised anyone who received the texts to ignore them and, if possible, block the phone number.
“These are fake messages made to induce panic during war,” a police statement stated, emphasizing that sending such texts is a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment.
Israel has been bracing for an attack since the military assassinated Hezbollah’s top leader, Fuad Shukr, in Beirut late on July 30.
Hours later, Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas terror group’s political leader, was killed in a blast in Tehran, for which Israel has neither claimed nor denied responsibility.
Iran and Hezbollah have threatened to revenge for the assassinations, but recent reports suggest Tehran may reconsider a big attack.
In late 2023, only weeks after Hamas’ October 7 strikes in southern Israel launched the continuing conflict in Gaza, officials examined a rush of WhatsApp calls from unknown numbers overseas, which they suspected were part of a phone-hacking attempt.
At the time, the National Cyber Directorate recommended WhatsApp users to change their privacy settings to mute calls from unknown numbers, ban and report the callers, and avoid clicking on links from unknown sources.
Since the beginning of the war, Israel has experienced an increase in attempted cyber breaches.
In June, National Cyber Directorate chief Gaby Portnoy warned that Iran’s cyber attacks had become more aggressive since the commencement of the Gaza war, not only against Israel but also against its own allies.
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