Tel Aviv, March 12 -- As the West Asia conflict intensifies, the escalation has included not only airstrikes and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz but also widespread cyberattacks and website intrusions. Hackers believed to be linked with Iran targeted the website of the Academy of the Hebrew Language on Wednesday.
The attackers altered the website and the visitors saw a disturbing message in English upon accessing it, according to The Jerusalem Post.
Reports indicate that the breach was carried out by a pro-Palestinian hacktivist group 'Handala'. The incident comes in the wake of a recent, unusually large-scale cyberattack aimed at disrupting websites and financial services across Israel, forming part of a digital campaign linked to re...