Security News > 2022 > March > Cyberattacks Against Israeli Government Sites: ‘Largest in the Country’s History’

Israel's Nation Cyber Directorate confirmed in a tweet on Monday that a denial-of-service attack against a telecommunications provider took down several government sites, as well as others not affiliated with the government.

Internet tracker NetBlocks reported that the attacks were launched against Israeli telecom providers Bezeq and Cellcom.

"Attacking nuclear centrifuges draws parallels to previous cyberattacks against Iran, notably the Stuxnet incident of 2010; some have suggested this destructive malware attack was the work of Israel's intelligence services."

As a result the country is prepared to respond to attacks on its own systems, she said, adding that it's an approach the U.S. government should adopt.

Though the size of the attack is notable, DDoS attacks in general are common against nations and should be anticipated, Netenrich principal threat hunter John Bambenek told Threatpost.

"The technique is popular among activists because it doesn't require much in the way of prep work to pull off. Government targets, such as the Israeli government, are common."

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