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Election Day Spam Surge Exceeds 950% as Parties Flood Voters
On election day, October 27, Israel experienced an unprecedented surge in political spam, with blocked mobile messages increasing by 955%. Fisherman Security reported that 65.1% of SMS messages were campaign-related, and the Democratic party led in spam volume.
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What happened
- 01Election day saw a 955% surge in blocked mobile spam messages, with 65.1% of SMS being campaign-related.
- 02The Democratic party led in spam volume, followed by Yahad and Otzma Yehudit, while Likud sent minimal spam.
- 03Fisherman Security CEO called the day unprecedented for mobile spam and evasion tactics.
- 04An Iranian network of 649 fake social media accounts aimed to undermine trust in the election process.
- 05WhatsApp messages in Russian, originating from India and Sweden, urged voters against supporting Yisrael Beiteinu.
- 06Police removed two groups engaged in prohibited election activities, and bot operations are illegal.
- 07Telecom company Cellcom reported 213 million SMS messages sent the day before the election.
This followed earlier reports of foreign interference, including an Iranian network of fake social media accounts and mass WhatsApp messages. Police have taken action against prohibited election activities, and creating fake profiles to influence voters is a criminal offense.
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