A cyberattack in Israel reportedly disrupted communication services, causing widespread malfunction of credit card readers across the country on Sunday.
The Jerusalem Post reported that thousands of credit card readers at gas stations and supermarket chains in Israel stopped working on Sunday morning, after an alleged DDoS hit the company responsible for operating the devices.
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Customers at supermarkets and gas stations were seen unable to complete their payments due to an ongoing cyberattack. Hyp Credit Guard told Israeli media on Sunday that it was ruling out fears of a wider cyberattack, adding that a possible denial-of-service attack against communications providers was the cause of the disruption seen at stores in Israel. The company said the attack had lasted just an hour and that operations had been restored.
The DDoS attack on Hyp’s CreditGuard payment gateway resulted in a disruption of communication between card terminals and payment systems. The company assured that no personal or financial data was leaked. The attack lasted for about an hour before being mitigated, affecting several businesses in Israel, including the Maccabi health fund, taxi service Gett, food ordering app Wolt , and public transportation payment systems Rav Kav Online and Hop-On.
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The attack appears to be related to the ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. It is unclear who is behind this security. This suspected cyberattack on the Israeli payment system comes after previous attempts by Iran, including an attack in October that caused delays in debit cards but did not affect the core payments system operated by Sheba (Automated Bank Services).
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Channel 12 and the military radio station reported that a hacker linked to Iran claimed responsibility for the attack on Hyp Credit Guard.
Source: securityaffairs
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