Over 1,000 Israeli Websites Targeted In Major Cyber Attack

Pictured: The image that appeared on thousands of Israeli websites depicted Tel Aviv in flames was put there by a hacker ground calling itself 'Hackers of Savior'

Daily Mail/AFP: 1,000 Israeli websites are hacked to show images of Tel Aviv in flames and a message reading: 'The countdown to destruction has begun'

* The group responsible for the cyber attack calls themselves 'Hackers of Savoir'
* Cyber attack came the day before Israelis celebrate Jerusalem Day on May 22
* Jerusalem day marks when Israel captured the eastern part of the city in 1967
* Animosity between the two nations has been flaring on twitter in recent weeks

More than 1,000 Israeli websites were hit by a coordinated cyber attack on Thursday, with the home pages replaced by images of the country's commercial capital Tel Aviv in flames.

Israel's National Cyber Directorate said private companies using a particular operating system were targeted, but said the damage was 'superficial'.

It did not state the number of pages targeted but Israeli media reported it was more than 1,000, including those of major firms.

The pages were replaced with the slogan 'the countdown to the destruction of Israel started long ago'.

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Update #1: Cyberattack: Anti-Israel message takes over multiple Israeli websites (Jerusalem Post)
Update #2: Israeli websites targeted in major cyber attack (AFP)

WNU Editor: This is a major attack. And considering the large number of websites targeted, I cannot help but think there is a state actor behind this attack.

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