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Netanyahu Says Anti-Israel Bot Activity Dropped After Strikes on Yandex

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reported a significant drop in anti-Israel online bot activity after strikes hit Russian IT infrastructure, specifically Yandex. He stated that 60% of hostile Russian online activity has ceased and that Israel is implementing its own countermeasures.

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What happened

01Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reported a 60% decrease in anti-Israel bot activity after strikes on Yandex.
02Netanyahu stated Israel is implementing its own measures against online hostile activity.
03Ukrainian drones attacked Russian data centers belonging to Yandex in October.
04The attacks caused major disruptions to Yandex Cloud and related services.
05Yandex confirmed technical issues and service interruptions due to equipment damage.

The attacks, attributed to Ukrainian drones, damaged data centers in Russia, causing widespread service disruptions for Yandex Cloud and other systems.

Translated and summarized by baba from Mignews, the latest report. Read Mignews’s original