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Hackers disrupt Israel bourse website

Jerusalem - Computer hackers disrupted the website of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) on Monday but trade was not affected, a spokesperson for the bourse said.

The site of El Al Israel Airlines website also crashed, but officials at Israel’s flag carrier would not confirm or deny the incident was the work of hackers.

“There has been an attack by hackers on the access routes to the (TASE) website. The stock exchange’s trading activities are operating normally,” said Orna Goren, deputy manager of the exchange’s marketing and communications unit.

The bourse’s website could be accessed intermittently.
 
Earlier this month a Saudi hacker published thousands of personal and credit card details of Israelis apparently gleaned from commercial websites, in one of the worst such cases experienced by the Jewish state.

Israeli media reported earlier on Monday that pro-Palestinian hackers had threatened on Sunday to bring down the websites of the Tel Aviv bourse and El Al. There was no claim of responsibility for Monday’s cyber incidents.

“El Al is aware that for the past two weeks cyber war rages against Israel,” El Al said in an emailed statement. “The company closely monitors the Saudi hacker’s activity.”

El Al also said it had taken precautions that could result in disruptions to its website.
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