Illustrative. H&M Israel (Yossi Zeliger/ Flash90)
Iranian hackers have targeted H&M Israel and are threatening to publicize customer data, according to Hebrew media reports on Sunday.
A group identified as N3tw0rm warned it could release 110 gigabytes of H&M Israel’s data unless its demands, which were not publicly specified, were met.
Several other Israeli companies, including Veritas Logistic, have recently been targeted in similar cyberattacks, reports said. In that case, the hackers demanded 3 bitcoin ($170,000) in ransom, the Haaretz daily reported.
Experts believe N3tw0rm is affiliated with the Iran-linked Pay2Key, which has in the past claimed to breach the Israel Aerospace Industries and Israeli cybersecurity company Portnox. Last year, the hacking group published documents related to firms using Portnox’s services, including Bezeq, Elbit, El Al, the Clalit health provider, and more, according to the Ynet news site. The firms are some of Israel’s most prominent companies.