Election Day Spam Surge Sees 955% Spike in Blocked Messages
Translated & summarized from Calcalist by baba
Blocked spam messages surged by 955% on Israeli election day, with 65.1% of all messages being campaign propaganda. The Democrats led in spam volume, while the Likud sent minimal amounts. Mobile carriers reported a significant increase in total messages sent compared to the previous election.
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- Blocked spam messages on election day surged by 955%, according to Fisherman Security.
- Nearly two-thirds of election day messages were campaign propaganda, with 78% blocked.
- The Democrats led spam volume at 23.1%, followed by Yesh Atid and Otzma Yehudit.
- The Likud party sent only 0.3% of identified spam messages.
- Cellcom reported 213 million messages sent on election day, up from 120 million in 2022.
On election day in Israel, a dramatic surge of 955% in blocked spam messages was recorded across cellular networks, according to data from message filtering system Fisherman Security. The company develops a smartphone app that automatically identifies and filters spam messages, with thousands of users in Israel. Their aggregated data revealed that nearly two-thirds (65.1%) of messages received on election day were campaign propaganda, and the rate of blocked messages reached 78%.
As of 10:00 AM, the Democrats led in spam volume with 23.1% of all identified spam messages, followed by Yesh Atid at 12.2% and Otzma Yehudit at 11.8%. Notably, the Likud party sent only 0.3% of the total spam messages identified.
Earlier that morning, Cellcom reported that 213 million messages were sent on its network the day before, compared to only 120 million on the day before the 2022 elections. "We are witnessing an unprecedented election day in terms of spam and propaganda volumes on mobile," stated Matan Gindin, CEO of Fisherman Security. "The dramatic jump of almost 1,000% in blocked messages this morning, along with the adoption of technological methods to bypass blocks known to us mainly from the world of fraud and cyber, illustrates how much the mobile space has become the central battleground for parties in the decisive hours."
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