Several Israeli news websites were taken offline on Wednesday in a cyberattack claimed by the group Anonymous Sudan on the 75th anniversary of Palestine occupation.
Israeli media reported that the websites of major Israeli news outlet Maariv, sister publication of The Jerusalem Post, were taken offline in a DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) cyberattack.
Credit for the cyberattack was claimed by the group Anonymous Sudan which said the attack was meant to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Palestine occupation.
“Today, we will focus entirely on Israel because of their celebration of the occupation of Palestine.”
“Today, we will focus entirely on Israel because of their celebration of the occupation of Palestine,” Anonymous Sudan wrote on Telegram.
The group, meanwhile, managed to take down the website of the Israel Ports Authority and the Meretz political party, according to The Jerusalem Post.
مجموعة الهاكرز Anonymous Sudan تعلن عن أهدافها الجديدة في إسرائيل،
والتي تشمل ميناء حيفا و وزارة الصحة و هيئة الأوراق المالية و شركة الموانئ و جهاز الامن الإسرائيلي pic.twitter.com/EovRd4d8rr— Cyber Eagle (@CyberEagleNews) April 26, 2023
The group also announced to have hit the websites of the Health Ministry, Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency), Israel Securities Authority, the Haifa Port and Walla, though these sites are still functional at the time of writing.
This isn’t the first time Anonymous Sudan has launched cyberattacks against Israeli websites.
On April 14, the group claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that struck the Israel Post as well as Bank Leumi, Discount Bank, Mizrahi-Tefahot, Bank Mercantile, Bank Benleumi (First International Bank of Israel) and its subsidiaries Bank Otzar Ha-hayal and Bank Massad.
The group has also launched cyberattacks taking down other Israeli news sites n the past, such as The Jerusalem Post, KAN and i24.
Source: Israeli media and Twitter
