The Israeli authorities are investigating a series of recent cyber attacks on public and private companies and strategic sensitive websites.
The attacks leaked personal information about thousands of Israelis, including high-ranking political, judicial and security figures.
The authorities said they suspected hostile parties were behind it.
Unlike most cyber pirates (hackers) to put their signature or messages containing their demands as a result of the acts of piracy they carry out, what Israel is exposed to is the most dangerous because most of the previous times the perpetrator does not reveal his identity or demands.
Unconventional piracy
The most dangerous cyber piracy attack that Israel has recently suffered was the attack that targeted the water company, where an attempt was made to manipulate the amount of chlorine in drinking water, followed by another attack believed to have led to power cuts to large areas.
Israel was exposed to electronic piracy targeting drinking water and electricity, which raised the concern of the authorities (Reuters)
In the two incidents, no party has claimed responsibility for this piracy, but the Israeli authorities describe such attacks as "terrorist" and that they represent a threat to the lives of citizens, and sometimes point the finger of blame at Iran.
Tal Bafil, an Israeli lecturer in the field of cybersecurity, said, "The claim is that Iran is behind these attacks, and it carries with it a real danger to the lives of Israelis, as accessing the water system and trying to change the composition of chlorine or cut off the water completely or cut off the electricity is in fact harmful The stakes are high. "
A real security threat
The Israeli authorities responsible for cybersecurity are busy these days in investigating the exposure of the servers of the Israeli insurance company "Sherbet" to piracy and penetration by a group called "Black Shadow", which demanded a ransom in exchange for not publishing the data it obtained.
The Israeli Cyber Unit attaches utmost importance to penetrate the servers of the "Sherbet" company, which recently won a tender to secure private cars for state employees, which led to the leakage of personal and sensitive information about its clients, including influential figures in the judiciary and security and government agencies.
Despite Israel's interest in cyber warfare, this did not completely immunize it from attacks (Reuters)
"The Sherbet insurance company recently won a bid to secure state employees, so it has personal information about judges, army officers and employees," says Eido Nur, a director of an Israeli company specializing in information security. "This, of course, is a real security threat."
Observers believe that attacking Sherbet and before that demanding dozens of Israeli public and private companies to pay ransoms not only reflects the attackers ’capabilities to strike the nerve and cause damage to the Israeli economy, but also affects Israel's prestige and undermines confidence in it. Protection for its facilities in the face of cyber piracy attacks.