LONDON: A group of Turkish hackers reportedly managed to video call Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and subsequently leaked his phone number online.
According to local media reports, Katz accepted a video call from one of the hackers on Thursday evening, who then took a screenshot and published it online.
The hackers also released screenshots of multiple messages sent to Katz via WhatsApp, which appeared to contain insults and threats, including “We will kill you.”
“Hey Katz, never forget this, your death is near, we are the defenders of Qassam, we will bury you and your country in history,” read one of the messages, apparently referencing the armed wing of Hamas.
Israeli media reported that Katz had maintained the same phone number for several years and that it had previously been circulated in various groups. The number has since been blocked.
