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Israeli soldiers 'caught in Hamas online honey trap'
BBC ^ | 12 January 2017

Posted on 01/12/2017 9:39:22 AM PST by BenLurkin

Israel's military says it has uncovered a scam by Hamas militants to spy on its soldiers by hacking their mobile phones after posing as women on social media.

Members of the Palestinian group found the soldiers online, then tried to strike up a friendship using the fake identities, an officer told reporters.

Dozens of soldiers were persuaded to install an application that controlled their phone cameras and microphones.

However, the officer said Hamas was not able to uncover any major secrets.

Most of the soldiers were low-ranking, he added, and the scammers were interested in information about Israeli army manoeuvres, forces and weaponry around the Hamas-dominated Gaza Strip.

The officer, whose name was not given, said the photos used in the scheme belonged to real women, whose pictures and personal details were stolen from their social media profiles.

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1 posted on 01/12/2017 9:39:22 AM PST by BenLurkin
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2 posted on 01/12/2017 9:44:20 AM PST by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory.)
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Hey sexy soldier boy.

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3 posted on 01/12/2017 10:06:23 AM PST by VitacoreVision
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4 posted on 01/12/2017 10:16:53 AM PST by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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5 posted on 01/12/2017 10:20:59 AM PST by dfwgator
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Hey Hillary. You really should try this dating site. they have some real hot Palestinian tail. I told them I'm in the IDF.

6 posted on 01/12/2017 11:46:18 AM PST by Organic Panic (Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family From Public Housing - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
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“I didn’t know catfish was kosher.”

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7 posted on 01/12/2017 12:38:24 PM PST by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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