National Cyber Directorate warns of SMS messages impersonating government services
The National Cyber Directorate and the National Digital Agency have warned the public about SMS messages impersonating government services.“In the past hour, fraudulent SMS messages have been circulating requesting payment and containing a malicious link. The messages appear on some phones within an existing GOV.IL message thread. An examination found that this involves the exploitation…
The National Cyber Directorate and the National Digital Agency have issued a warning regarding fraudulent SMS messages impersonating government services. These messages, which request payment and include a malicious link, have been observed appearing within existing GOV.IL message threads on some phones. An investigation revealed that this is due to an exploitation of how SMS messages are displayed on certain devices, and not a breach of GOV.IL systems. The National Cyber Directorate is actively working to address the malicious link.
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