Israeli labs working on possible vaccines for COVID-19 coronavirus came under a cyberattack last week, Israel's Channel 12 News reported Tuesday.
According to the report, the attackers sought to disrupt the research process rather than steal any data or findings.
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However, their efforts have resulted in little to no actual harm, the broadcaster reported.
The attack apparently came amid another cyberattack targeting Israeli websites, which saw hackers deface those with photoshopped images and videos depicting Tel Aviv going up in flames.
The videos came with a message: "The countdown of Israel destruction has begun since a long time ago."
The cyber intrusions came ahead of the Quds Day celebrations in Iran, held annually on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Commemorated with various anti-Semitic and anti-American displays, this day also usually sees an uptick in pro-Iran hacker activity.
This article was originally published by i24NEWS.
