Israel Says Hamas Targeted Its Soldiers in ‘Honey Trap’ Cyberattack

Operatives duped soldiers with the false promise of exchanging illicit photos with young women, the Israeli military said

The Israeli military said operatives of the Palestinian militant group Hamas targeted its soldiers in a monthslong operation that duped them into downloading spyware with the false promise of exchanging illicit photos with young women.

Dozens of Israeli soldiers downloaded the spyware, but the scheme was detected early enough to prevent important secrets from getting out and the Hamas servers hosting the operation were destroyed, the military said on Sunday.

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