Netanyahu Aide's WhatsApp Linked to UAE Server, Raising Security Concerns
Translated & summarized from Channel 13 by baba
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu advisor linked personal WhatsApp to UAE service.
- Service gained full access to advisor's WhatsApp messages.
- Move aimed to create media monitoring tool for Netanyahus.
- WhatsApp group with campaign staff was deactivated.
- No investigation launched by Likud or security officials.
Yonatan Urich, an advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, connected his personal WhatsApp account to an external service based in the United Arab Emirates. This connection reportedly granted the service full access to his WhatsApp messages.
The move was part of Urich's effort to develop a media monitoring tool for the Netanyahus. According to a report in the "Calcalist" newspaper, linking the account to the UAE server allowed the service to access additional conversations from the advisor.
Following the report, Channel 13 news stated on Sunday evening that Urich had deactivated the WhatsApp group connected to the bot for over 24 hours. This group includes more than 20 campaign staff members and associates of Netanyahu.
Despite concerns about potential information leaks due to the foreign server access, neither the Likud party nor security officials have initiated an investigation into the matter thus far.
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