A group of hackers called Black Shadow, which has Iranian ties according to the Israeli press, demanded $1 million on Sunday in exchange for not clearing personal data stolen from a LGBTI dating app obtained in a cyber attack on a server in Israel.
serv, which confirmed a cyber attack on Friday after receiving an alert from the Israeli authorities, hosts web pages of companies such as Atraf, the LGTBI community, from which hackers had obtained the users’ personal database.
In a Telegram group, hackers claimed responsibility for the attack and Today, they demanded $1 million in exchange for not publishing information that would include about “a million profiles, chat content, and purchase data.”
If we have a million dollars in our pocket within the next 48 hours, we will not leak or sell this information to anyone. Everyone can pay,” he posted on the social network with a link to make donations.
Other hosting companies, such as carrier Dan and a reservation page for tour operator Pegasus, were also affected.
No one from the Israeli government or the Cyber Security Service has contacted us about this. It is clearly not a problem for them. We know everyone is interested in the Atraf database.”The group confirmed.
digital portal Ha’aretz He confirmed that the hacker group issued this morning a file containing a thousand accounts from the Atraf application, and that there was great concern among the users who were contacted by the method.
In March, Israeli business consultancy KLS Capital suggested that “Iran and its representatives” will be behind the Black Shadow group, which has launched previous cyber attacks against Israeli companies.
“Under no circumstances should you succumb to the demands of the attackers (…) there is no guarantee that if the amount is paid, the information will not be published and, most importantly, that this diversion will lead to new and larger attacks due to what they consider an achievement” , the director general of the Israel Internet Association warned this Sunday, Yoram HacohenAnd on what came Jerusalem Post.
“In addition, if Internet users receive messages demanding payment of the ransom, they should report it to the police immediately and not take any action beyond that (…) What needs to be done now is to improve online security and privacy rules and provide everything physical support,” he added. And mental for those who disclosed information about them.
For their part, Agudah (Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel) and the Israel Internet Association Those affected are advised to change their usernames and passwords and to use strong passwords. In line with what Hakohen said, both insisted that in the event of any ransom or extortion being demanded, those affected should contact the Israel Police.
“The natural human tendency can succumb to the demands of attackers, but past experience shows that there is no guarantee that personal content will be removed. Moreover, it is an opportunity that can lead to additional rescue demands,” stressed the two organizations.
Yigal UnaThe head of the National Directorate of Cyber Security, told Army Radio that the Black Shadow appeared to be a criminal group with an “anti-Israel stench,” and argued that “it could be because they are of one origin or another, but it is not fundamentally different from what is happening around the world.” .
With information from EFE and the Jerusalem Post
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