As Israel prepares to hold elections next week, experts warn the country is vulnerable to foreign hacks and cyber campaigns.
FILE - In this Tuesday, April 2, 2019 file photo, Israeli border police officers stand guard next to posters depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Ha'tikva market in Tel Aviv, Israel. As Israel prepares to hold a national election next week, experts say it is vulnerable to the kind of foreign hacks and cyber campaigns that have disrupted the political process in other countries.
Soon after, news erupted that Iranian agents had hacked the cellphone of Benny Gantz, a former general who is the main challenger to Netanyahu. Although the breach occurred months before Gantz joined the race, the scandal threatened to derail his campaign, which is largely based on his security credentials.
The researchers said they found no direct link between the network and Netanyahu or his Likud party. But Netanyahu’s son Yair, who has run into trouble in the past for controversial social media activity, has frequently liked posts by the network’s accounts. The Shin Bet and the Cyber Directorate, the main bodies tasked with overseeing election security, both report to the prime minister, something Rotem views as a “conflict of interest” during a hard-fought election campaign.
In its only public step so far, the elections panel issued a decree March 1 banning anonymous election ads from social media platforms in Israel.“I haven’t seen anyone reprimanded by the elections committee,” he said. “It just issues recommendations.”
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