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IDF Intel Unit discovers more Hamas ‘Honeypots’ baiting IDF soldiers

IDF’s Operation “HeartBreaker” was initiated to identify and expose the group behind the suspicious social network contacts targeting Israeli soldiers,  accessing their phone’s camera and microphone, taking pictures and recording conversations remotely, without the soldiers ever being aware.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM

 

The IDF has uncovered another Hamas network posing as attractive young women and men on social networks in order to lure in IDF soldiers in order to access as much information and intelligence on the army that they can.

In January, a year after the Israeli Army first uncovered Hamas attempts to honeypot male soldiers online, military intelligence began receiving new reports from soldiers of suspicious online activities. Continue Reading »