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Millions Of Hacking Attempts On Israeli Gov Websites Since Last Week

by Tom Kludt

11.19.12 | 3:46 am

The Israeli government said Sunday that more than 44 million cyber attacks have been launched on its websites since it began its aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip last week. According to Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, only one such hacking attempt proved successful but the site was operational after being taken offline for only 10 minutes.

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Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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