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January 17, 2021: In late 2020 someone carried a major hacking attack on Israeli supply and logistics firms. Worse, it wasn’t a ransomware attack demanding money but simply to obtain information, and this series of attacks was very successful. The attackers first penetrated Amital Data, an Israeli software developer that supplies specialized software to firms that distribute goods. This includes airline cargo sales agents, customs brokers, freight forwarders and shipping agents. Among the data stolen was a list of Amital customers, including login data. With this the attackers were able to hack 40 or more Amital customers. This may have made it easier to hack into twenty or more non-Amital customer logistics firms. The goal of this campaign, which is still ongoing, was to get an accurate picture of the military supply chain as well as firms that would be key to hit in wartime in order to disrupt the entire civilian economy. No one took credit