The Jerusalem Submit says that its web site was defaced yesterday, and pointed the blame at pro-Iranian hackers who they mentioned posted an illustration depicting a ballistic missile being launched at an exploding nuclear facility in Dimona.
Within the image, a missile seems to be being fired from the clenched fist of an enormous hand, carrying a hoop.
A message in English and Hebrew accompanying the picture mentioned:
“We’re near you the place you don’t give it some thought”
The identical picture was on the identical time posted on the compromised Twitter account of Maariv, one among Israel’s main Hebrew-language newspapers.
Within the fast aftermath of its defacement, the English-language Jerusalem Submit invited readers to entry its articles by way of its smartphone app as an alternative.
Though no hacking group has claimed duty for the safety breach, the newspaper famous it coincided with the second anniversary of the dying of Iranian common Qassem Soleimani, killed by a US drone in Baghdad in January 2020.
In response to reviews, the ring worn by the primary within the picture bears a resemblance to a hoop worn by Soleimani. In the meantime, the image of the exploding Dimona facility comes from a check missile strike by Iran towards a mannequin final week.
After all, none of this represents proof that the hack originated in Iran, was endorsed by the powers-that-be in Iran, or was even undertaken by supportive hackers from exterior Iran.
Nevertheless it wouldn’t be a shock if any of these prospects have been true.
Frustratingly, no info has been shared about how the hack might need taken place. Did the hackers hijack the web site’s DNS settings and level guests to a server underneath their very own management? Did the hackers handle to make use of a compromised password to entry the Jerusalem Submit’s content material administration system?
Equally, did Maariv have applicable defences in place to defend its Twitter account?
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