The Rise of Suspicious Websites at the Start of the Israel-Hamas War

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Malicious actors often use events that draw the public’s attention to promote scams. We have previously reported on the malicious activities targeting consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war against Ukraine. This year, we observed a similar spike in suspicious sites after the Hamas attack on Israel.

In the aftermath of the October 7^th attack, the number of visits to websites related to Israel, Palestine, Gaza, and Hamas increased by 290-370%. Almost a third of these websites had new domains and asked for donations in a suspicious manner.