Iran hacked former ‘Israeli' Justice Minister phone during June war: Hebrew media
The breach, which was part of Tehran's ongoing effort to spy on current and former 'Israeli' officials, compromised Shaked's Telegram account.
Sources close to Shaked said the hack was carried out after she clicked on a malicious link, a classic social engineering tactic.
Although the Shin Bet, 'Israel's' internal security service, informed her of the breach approximately two weeks after it occurred, her associates reported that the Telegram account was "empty" and did not contain any sensitive information.
The incident was not an isolated event. Shaked had been a persistent intelligence target for years.
She was personally warned by then-Shin Bet director Nadav Argaman in 2016 and 2017, while she was a sitting minister, that Iranian operators were attempting to monitor her phone conversations. Although she left office in 2022, she had indicated an intention to return to political life, making her a continued target for long-term intelligence gathering.
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