Muslim hackers

Before dawn on Thursday, the hackers replaced the banner photo of the federation’s social media feed with a Palestinian flag emblazoned with the phrases “Free Palestine” and “Stop the Genocide.

The “hacktivist” group claims that it is not acting for Russia, just that the interests of Russia and the Muslim world are aligned.

The attacks, which seized control of Android smartphones, allowed the hackers to turn them into victim-monitoring devices and to steal any data from them undetected, researchers said.

The hacker appeared to be from Saudi Arabia, allegedly hacked the satellites due to the "muezzin bill," which has struck anger in many Muslim communities both inside Israel and abroad.

Israel’s government and private businesses strive to arm themselves with the right defenses and secure their infrastructure, ahead of threatened cyber-attacks by ‘hacktivistsl.’

This is the fourth year in a row that Anonymous has threatened Israel with hacking, and attempts have been largely unsuccessful.

“Stolen files include diplomatic communications from embassies, military plans and documents, financial documents, VIP and Media contact lists and files.”