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Israel Becomes World's Top Target for Geopolitical DDoS Attacks
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First reported by Ynetnews · 21 hours ago
What happened
Israel was the world's top target for politically motivated DDoS attacks in the first half of 2026, accounting for 16.9% of global attacks, according to Radware. Hacker activity increased significantly following geopolitical escalations, with government entities being the most targeted.
- 01Israel led the world in politically motivated DDoS attacks in early 2026.
- 02Attacks on Israel constituted 16.9% of global claims, more than double Ukraine's.
- 03Geopolitical events, particularly conflict with Iran, correlated with attack surges.
- 04Pro-Russian group NoName057(16) was the most active attacker.
- 05Government entities were the most frequent targets of these attacks.
- 06Overall web application DDoS threats rose over 110% year-over-year.
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