Israel’s Justice Ministry reviewing ‘cyber incident’

Israel’s Justice Ministry said it was looking into a “cyber incident” on Friday after activist hackers protesting against the war in Gaza said they managed to breach the ministry’s servers and retrieve hundreds of gigabytes of data.
“Since the morning hours, experts at the ministry and elsewhere have been looking into the incident and its implications,” the ministry said on social media platform X.
“The scope of the materials is still under review and it will take time to examine the content and scope of the documents that were leaked and their sources.”
A group called Anonymous for Justice claimed responsibility for the breach, which it said included the retrieval of nearly 300 gigabytes of data. On its website, the group said it would continue attacking Israel “until the war in Gaza stops”.
The group published files that it said it obtained in the breach such as legal documents, including drafts of bilateral agreements and contracts marked as confidential.