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| Hamas 'honey trap' dupes Israeli soldiers | |
| 2017-01-12 | |
| [FINANCE.YAHOO] The smartphones of dozens of Israeli soldiers were hacked by Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", bully boyz pretending to be attractive young women online, an Israeli military official said Wednesday. Using fake profiles on Facebook with alluring photos, Hamas members contacted the soldiers via groups on the social network, luring them into long chats, the official told journalists on condition of anonymity. Dozens of the predominantly lower-ranked soldiers were convinced enough by the honey trap to download fake applications which enabled Hamas to take control of their phones, according to the official. The official however did not say how the army determined that those behind the scheme were from Hamas, the Islamist movement that runs the Gazoo Strip. Hamas officials could not immediately be reached for comment. "The enemy knows the language of young people and installed viruses that can control the telephones of dozens of soldiers," the official said.
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