Israeli Cyberwarfare Targets Lebanese Netizens

Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces warned a few days ago about one of the new accounts, and warned against entering and browsing an account via the “X” application named (@payameabi), which contains posts in Persian supporting the Israeli enemy

A post was published in Arabic addressed the Lebanese people, calling on them to disclose information pertaining to Hezbollah. This account is managed by Israeli intelligence with the aim of recruiting agents, and its center is Tel Aviv.

Legal experts spoke to Al-Manar about the penalties in Lebanon for dealing with the enemy, which depend mainly on the type of crime and its severity, but the most prominent penalties include:

– Execution: in the case of espionage or providing sensitive information to the enemy.
– Life imprisonment: in the case of cooperation with the enemy without causing direct harm that threatens security.
– Imprisonment for a specified period: in cases limited to providing non-sensitive information or less important threats.

In the event of a war with the enemy, the penalties may become more severe, as anyone proven to have dealt with the enemy will be treated as a “traitor” to the homeland.

Since the ceasefire took into effect on November 27, 2024, the Israeli enemy carried out an invasion of the Lebanese cuber system, sending messages, dialing phone numbers and publishing posts with fake job offers.

The Lebanese security agencies warned the citizens against interacting with such posts and messages, wowing a serious confrontation with the enemy’s cyber invasion.