The number of cyber incidents reported in Israel grew by 50% over the past year, the Israel National Cyber Directorate warned on Saturday.
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In its annual report, the agency said that over 14,000 alerts had been filed in Israel throughout 2020.
Out of those, 9,000 turned out to be cyber incidents – a 50% increase over the previous year.
Social network hacking attacks accounted for the bulk of the incidents, comprising about three out of every five incidents.
Identity theft and phishing attacks – cyberattacks designed to goad a user into revealing sensitive information – accounted equally for about another 14% each.
The rest of the incidents entailed cyber intrusions, malware attacks and identification breaches, the authority said.
The technology, energy and government sectors took the brunt of the attacks, the report said, while also listing a few of the major incidents spotted during this period, such as the hack of the Shirbit insurance company and a cyberattack that targeted Israel's water supply and controls.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
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