Dozens of Israeli websites see hacker message from 'DragonForceMalaysia'
"Greetings The Government of Israel. We Are
DragonForceMalaysia. We are always here to punish you!"
This is the message that greeted users on several Israeli
websites on Sunday afternoon after a cyberattack by a pro-Palestinian Malaysian
hacker group known as DragonForce.
A month ago, the group claimed that they hacked into
AcadeMe, a company that serves colleges and universities in Israel, and leaked
emails, passwords, first and last names, addresses even phone numbers of
registered students.
On Sunday, the hackers struck again and posted a threatening
message on websites of printing companies that provide printing solutions for
students or companies, with no apparent cause or intent.
"You are asking why your website got hacked by us? It's
basically because we want to share our message and show the world who we
are!"
On the list are websites such as
https://www.kartaprint.co.il/index.html, http://pinkasim.co.il/index.html or
https://www.print2go.co.il/index.html, none of which suffered any breaches to
their data or content besides the message.
Cyberattacks have become a new arena for terror activity in
recent years. Israel saw a number of cyber hack attempts in 2020-2021, with
hundreds more thwarted behind the scenes.
The biggest fear in cyber hacking lies in the abuse of
privacy - like the leakage of personal information in the DragonForce Malaysia
hack in June - as well as the worry that foreign forces would be able to hijack
systems and take control over national databases and operational systems.
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