JERUSALEM, June 15 (UPI) -- Israeli government officials believe hackers from the Soviet Union paid by Hezbollah or Hamas, were responsible for an attack on government Web sites.
A report in Haaretz Monday said the attacks were executed by at least 500,000 during the military offensive in Gaza earlier this year.
The report quoted government officials as saying the cyber attacks were very similar to those against Georgia last year on the eve of war with Russia, and therefore they could not rule out the possibility the attacks were carried out by criminal organizations from the former Soviet Union who received their funding from the pro Islamic organizations.
The Israeli army said the home front command site, which instructs the public how to behave in an emergency, was down for a half hour, the newspaper said.
The report also noted the Tehila organization responsible for all government Web sites said it managed to "protect Israel's cyber infrastructure," and repair the Web sites within five to 20 minutes.
