The Academy of the Hebrew Language’s website was hacked by the Iran-linked group Handala, displaying a menacing message suggesting that learning Hebrew would soon be unnecessary. This cyberattack is part of a broader campaign targeting Israeli websites, particularly in the financial sector, with a peak of 1.2 million requests per second aimed at overwhelming servers. Handala has also circulated a propaganda video featuring deepfakes of Israeli leaders and previously claimed to have hacked the phones of prominent public figures in Israel.
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