"Spyware Caught Masquerading as Israeli Rocket Alert Applications"
"Spyware Caught Masquerading as Israeli Rocket Alert Applications"
In the wake of the Israel-Gaza conflict, researchers at Cloudflare have observed threat actors targeting Israeli rocket alerting applications to spread fear and mobile spyware. The researchers noted that with thousands of rockets launched since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, individuals in Israel rely on several mobile applications to receive timely alerts about incoming airstrikes and seek safety. Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group AnonGhost claimed to have targeted various such applications, succeeding in compromising at least one.