Archive · 22 Sep 2025
Israel Cyber Directorate Thwarts Website Impersonation Attacks
Cybersecurity experts in Israel stopped fake websites that looked like real government sites.
These fake sites, created to trick people, pretended to be from places like the government's main website, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and even the Mossad.
The sites were set up to steal private information and plant bad software.
A company called Malenta AI discovered the fake sites, and the National Cyber Directorate quickly shut them down.
This quick action prevented the public from being exposed to the malicious attacks.
Israel's National Cyber Directorate thwarted impersonation attacks.
Targeted websites included gov.il, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and security agencies.
The attacks were detected by Malenta AI.
The impersonation sites aimed to steal information and install malware.
The sites were quickly removed to prevent public exposure.
- Who
- Israel's National Cyber Directorate, Malenta AI
- What
- Foiled impersonation attacks on government websites.
- When
- Over the past weekend
- Where
- Israel
- Why
- To phish for private and financial information or plant malicious software.
- Event
- Cyberattacks on Israeli government websites
- Targeted Websites
- Gov.il, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Population Authority, Mossad, National Cyber Directorate
- Attack Type
- Impersonation, phishing, malware planting
- Detection
- Malenta AI startup
- Outcome
- Attacks thwarted before public exposure