Cyberattack again disrupts Israel's credit card payments presumably by a state actor like Iran

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"... As far as "Globes" can ascertain, this was a "denial of service attack" (DDOS), in which many remote servers try to access the payment server, which can disrupt services. This is a temporary and unsophisticated attack, but one that can cause damage for several hours. ..."

Cyberattack again disrupts Israel's credit card payments - Globes "Check Point chief of staff Gil Messing: "These are the capabilities of a state actor. This does not necessarily mean Iran, but in the past Iranian entities have been behind such attacks."