Since the outbreak of Operation 'Harry's Roar', the National Cyber Command's operations center has received approximately 1,300 reports from citizens about calls and text messages intended to instill fear or induce the disclosure of personal information.
According to the data from the array, approximately 77 percent of cases are phishing attempts.
The cyber division noted that the text messages and calls include messages aimed at manipulating the public, causing citizens to provide personal information or access malicious links, and sometimes also harming morale through intimidation.
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The reports received are reviewed and investigated by cyber personnel, with the aim of locating the source of distribution and stopping further activity.
One of the methods that has been on the rise in the past week is calls from unknown numbers and sometimes from numbers from abroad. In some cases, these are short calls that end in a disconnect, and in other cases, the caller tries to create pressure, request a certain action, refer to a website, or solicit personal information.
The cyber unit emphasizes that this is an attempt by hostile elements to spread panic among the Israeli public. According to them, in cases where the citizen did not provide personal information and did not click on a suspicious link, no real damage was caused.
The organization calls on the public to be vigilant and avoid cooperating with unknown parties.
Among the guidelines: do not answer calls from unknown numbers or from abroad if you are not expecting them, activate filtering for unknown numbers on the device and in the WhatsApp application, immediately disconnect from suspicious calls, and do not provide verification codes or personal information.
The organization also emphasizes that attention should be paid to unusual or suspicious wording in messages, even if they appear to have been sent from a known source.
In the event of a cyber incident, you can report it to the National Cyber Command Commander at the abbreviated number 119 or via the command's website.
