Caution: Fake messages from the Home Front Command appear in WhatsApp

The Israel National Cyber Directorate has warned about fake WhatsApp messages sent in the name of the Home Front Command. The messages contain false information about the Home Front Command's app. The authority emphasized that neither the IDF nor the Home Front Command sent them, and urged reporting suspicious links to 119.

The Israel National Cyber Directorate warned on Monday, November 9, about fake WhatsApp messages being sent in the name of the Home Front Command. The messages contain false information about the Home Front Command's mobile app. The authority emphasized that neither the IDF nor the Home Front Command sent these messages. The Directorate urged citizens to remember that even a repeatedly forwarded message is not necessarily reliable, and to report suspicious links to 119.