A malware targeted websites for the Israeli public transportation companies Dan and Kavim, a children's museum, and a public radio blog. Reportedly, none of the sites were reachable to users by Saturday noon.
On Tuesday, the Sharp Boys hacking group claimed to have stolen data from Israeli travel websites, including ID numbers, addresses, credit card details, and etc.
Websites were compromised
As per hackers, the affected websites are hotels.co.il, isrotel.com, minihotel.co.il, tivago.co.il, and danhotels.com. Tuesday morning, according to the company, hotels.co.il was inaccessible, however by Tuesday afternoon, the site had loaded.
"Hello once more! If you don't want your data disclosed by us, contact us as soon as possible," on Friday night, the hackers posted a message on Telegram.
A follow-up message stated: "They did not get in touch with us, the first list of data is here " the group said, posting the data online.
Later on Saturday, the gang uploaded what it claimed to be information about customers of the Dan transportation company and a travel agency in a new message that claimed to have more data. "You are under our control no matter where you go, even on your travels. Please keep our name in mind." In an image shared on a Telegram account, Sharp Boys made the statement.
Everything to know about Sharp Boys cyber gang
According to Israeli media, Sharp Boys is a hacking group with links to Iran that conducts cyber espionage for illicit purposes.
The Sharp Boys hacker group first appeared in December when it claimed to have affected two Israeli hiking websites. They also claimed to have taken control of the website's backend administration and released a spreadsheet that contained the personal data of 120,000 people.
In December last year, the group hacked into the Shirbit insurance company in Israel and stole vast volumes of data. When the company declined to pay the $1 million ransom demand, it exposed the data. A spreadsheet that contained personal data and credit card details for 100,000 people was released.
According to a report released on Tuesday by the Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point, the average weekly number of assaults on businesses in the travel and leisure industry increased globally by 60% in June 2022 compared to the first half of June 2021.
