Israel Government Websites Crash in Suspected Cyberattack

Israeli government websites were down on Monday evening for a few minutes in a suspected cyberattack, said Kan news quoting a Defense Ministry official.

A National Cyber Directorate official told Israeli media that they are working on repairing the problem, though he said he could not elaborate on the cause of the crash.

A security official said that it appeared to be the largest incident of its kind targeting Israeli infrastructure.

Alleged Iranian-affiliated hacker group Black Shadow claimed responsibility for the attack, Iranian state-owned news outlet IRNA reported.

Main domains such as the homepage appear to be down. However, several subdomains are still active.