Cyber attacks in the Israel-Hamas war
Oct 23, 2023Omer Yoachimik, Jorge Pacheco
Summary
This post details Cloudflare's response to significant DDoS attacks targeting Israeli websites during the Israel-Hamas war, including mitigation of attacks peaking at 1M rps. It also highlights the discovery and analysis of malicious Android applications impersonating legitimate alert apps, which exfiltrated sensitive user data. The post provides statistics on targeted industries and attack volumes against both Israeli and Palestinian websites, underscoring the role of Cloudflare's security services in conflict zones.
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