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Israel's supply chain targeted in massive cyberattack

December 13, 2020 - from Hamodia:

"Dozens of Israeli importers and logistics companies were struck by a severe cyberattack last weekend. The hackers managed to break into the servers of dozens of companies and penetrate Israel's supply chain. The companies that were attacked are among Israel's biggest in the logistics sector and such an attack has the potential of severely disrupting the supply of basic commodities to the country. The stolen information may also be of strategic value to enemy states. Despite the successful hack, there has yet to have been a request for ransom, which raises the suspicion that the attack was strategic in nature with the target of acquiring information on critical Israeli infrastructure."

"The lion's share of the attack was conducted via Amital Data, which provides software solutions for freight forwarders, shipping agents, airline cargo sales agents, and customs brokers. The hackers broke into Amital's computers and stole its list of clients, including their login information, which they then used to hack into their systems. According to a source who spoke to Calcalist under the condition of anonymity, at least 40 of Amital's clients were hacked at some level. Some of the hacked companies are among the country's biggest in the logistics and importing sector, and some also own shares in Amital."

"Among Amital's clients who also own shares in the company is Fritz, one of the top three freight forwarders operating in Israel, with Rachel Bitton, Senior VP International Freight Forwarding at Fritz, also serving on Amital's board of directors. Bitton told Calcalist that her company didn’t suffer a cyberattack. Another of Amital's clients is Mentfield Logistics Israel of the Mentfield Group, which is an international freight forwarding, shipping, customs clearance and logistics services provider. The company’s website says that its customer base includes the defense industry, however, it too denied any damage or attack. Orian SH.M. Ltd, which owns shares in Amital and is traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), filed a report with the TASE on Sunday in which it wrote that information from the company’s servers has been leaked as a result of the hack, which according to is knowledge affected some 40 of Amital’s clients."

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