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Hamas sets 'honey traps' to hack Israeli soldiers' phones: army
Reuters ^ | 1/11/16 | Maayan Lubell

Posted on 01/12/2017 7:05:56 PM PST by markomalley

Using photos of young women and Hebrew slang, the Palestinian militant group Hamas chatted up dozens of Israeli soldiers online, gaining control of their phone cameras and microphones, the military said on Wednesday.

An officer, who briefed reporters on the alleged scam, said the Islamist group that runs the Gaza Strip uncovered no major military secrets in the intelligence-gathering operation.

Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum declined to comment.

Mainly using Facebook, Hamas used fake online identities and photos of young women, apparently found on the Internet, to lure soldiers in, the officer said.

"Just a second, I'll send you a photo, my dear," one "woman" wrote.

"OK. Ha-ha," the soldier replied, before a photo of a blonde woman in a swimsuit popped up.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Israel
KEYWORDS: hacking; hamas; malware; tech

1 posted on 01/12/2017 7:05:56 PM PST by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Boycott Israel!!!! /s

#### Western Europe.

Increase the size of the buffer zone as much as needed.

Does Israel depend on “palestinians” for labor? If so, I’m sure there are plenty of Eastern European Jews and non Jews who would love to live and work there.


2 posted on 01/12/2017 7:09:46 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: markomalley

Gentlemen, the head on your shoulders is the one that should do your thinking.


3 posted on 01/12/2017 7:16:31 PM PST by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: markomalley

I worked somewhere where I was warned about honey traps. They said in the afterglow of fantastic sex, people will talk way too much and give out confidential information. So I asked what kind of questions they wanted me to be asking of the woman.


4 posted on 01/12/2017 7:38:48 PM PST by DesertRhino
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To: markomalley

No matter the era...hot women always work.


5 posted on 01/12/2017 7:52:34 PM PST by wyowolf (Be ware when the preachers take over the Republican party...)
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To: markomalley

Instead of telling reporters about it, maybe the IDF should use this to its advantage.


6 posted on 01/12/2017 8:54:54 PM PST by Read Write Repeat
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To: Read Write Repeat

The guy that ran the the taxi stand across the street from the U.S. Embassy in Saigon was the chief of intelligence for Ho Chi Minh. It is now general knowledge that every hooker in Vietnam was part of his spy network. Brilliant!


7 posted on 01/13/2017 5:01:57 AM PST by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancake, just as every culture has its egg roll.)
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