Hackers Cause Shutdown of Jerusalem's Digital Services
This is the second attempt to hack into Jerusalem's municipal servers in a week, the city says.
Hackers (illustrative). Credit: Dreamstime
An attempt to hack into Jerusalem's municipal servers brought the city's digital services down on Friday.
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The city said it took down its website and other services as a preventative measure as information security experts worked to block the hackers.
Earlier this week, hackers attempted to target a new server the city is testing with ransomware, an attack that the city said it has taken care of.