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    Credit card readers in Israeli stores crashed in DDoS cyber attack

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    Thousands of credit card readers at Israeli gas stations and supermarket chains suffered a malfunction on Sunday morning, when the company responsible for the readers’ cybersecurity failed. DDoS attack suspected.

    Hyp Credit Guard told Israeli media on Sunday that a larger-scale fear had been ignored. cyber attackHe added that the likely cause of the malfunction in Israeli stores was a suspected denial-of-service attack against communications providers.

    The company reported that the attack ended after the accident lasted an hour.

    “In the last hour, we have experienced a DDoS attack on some of the company’s services and communications providers connected to us,” Credit Guard said in a statement. he said.

    “At this point, the attack has been foiled and the service has returned to normal operation. We are coordinating with all security agencies to ensure normal operation continues.”

    Illustration of a credit card machine, photo taken on February 13, 2014 (credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

    Iran’s cyber attacks against Israeli civilian systems continue

    This suspected cyberattack follows previous attempts by Iran. Penetrating Israel’s cyber defenses. A similar attack targeted the national credit-based payment system in October.

    Attack on the system operated by Sheba (Automated Banking Services)It caused delays in approving debit card payments. However, Sheba noted that its fundamental role in the national payment system remains unchanged, preventing widespread impact on the market.



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