National Cyber Directorate Warns of Fake Home Front Command App Messages Spreading on WhatsApp

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The National Cyber Directorate warns of false messages spreading on WhatsApp that impersonate messages related to the Home Front Command app. The messages are not from the IDF, and the public is asked not to heed them.

The fake messages are presented as an official alert and could cause unnecessary panic. According to the details, messages containing incorrect information are being spread on social networks these days, and the Directorate clarifies that this is not an official alert and asks that information be checked only through official channels.

The Directorate calls on the public to report impersonating messages and suspicious links to the 119 hotline. The public is asked not to open links from such messages and to rely only on official channels.