Major Israeli insurance firm hacked; prominent clientele information compromised
December 11, 2020
(Israel Hayom via JNS) The personal information of thousands of Israelis was compromised on Tuesday, following a massive hack into the database of a major local insurance company.
The Capital Markets Authority and the National Cyber Directorate confirmed that there had been a cyberattack on the Shirbit insurance company and that its clients’ information had been leaked in the breach.
Founded in 2000, the Netanya-based Shirbit has upwards of 200 employees and is one of the largest insurance firms in Israel. Several years ago, it won a state tender and many of its clients are civil serv.