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- The Israeli security agency arrested a 27 -year -old man for allegedly photographed military sites for Iran.
- The suspects would have received crypto payments worth $ 500 for each task, accumulating thousands of dollars.
- Two other Israeli citizens were arrested for similar spy activities.
The Israeli authorities arrested a man from Tel Aviv, 27 years old, accusations of spying after having pretended the intelligence tasks for Iranian agents in exchange for cryptographic payments.
The suspect would have carried out various missions, in particular in photographing sensitive locations and by struggling graffiti with political motivation, the Israeli security agency (Shin Bet) and the police of the Tel Aviv district, announced in a joint press release released to various local media on Monday.
Organizations behind espionage activities “reaching the hand through social media platforms”, said agencies, urging citizens and residents of Israel “not to engage with foreign actors or carry out missions on their behalf”, as cited in a report of the local media Arutz Sheva.
Arrests come as cyber attacks linked to Israeli conflict – Iran have intensified, the conflict causing uncertainty in the cryptographic markets.
Last week, a group of pro-Israeli pirates claimed responsibility For a feat that has drained approximately $ 90 million in crypto from the Iranian exchange Nobitex, citing links between the Iranian platform and intelligence services.
Cryptographic markets attenuated Monday after President Trump said that a ceasefire Mediation by Qatar was under discussion.
At the time of writing this document, Israel has maintained warnings so that citizens refer update of Associated Press.
Paid in crypto
In Sunday operation, the authorities have seized computers and digital storage devices suspected of being linked and used for communication with Iranian managers working with or Beilin, a Tel Aviv resident.
After his arrest, Beilin was presented to the Tel Aviv Court of First Instance, who decided to extend his detention until June 26, awaiting investigation.
Beilin joins two other people already detained by Israeli police, including Dmitri Cohen, 28, from Haifa.
Cohen was arrested last month, suspected of gathering information on Amit Yardeni, who was to marry Avner Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a separation report of Israel.
Cohen would have been promised $ 500 for each task and received thousands of people in crypto since his work with Iranian agents. Another person was arrested in the Sharon region, although the 19 -year -old suspect was not appointed in local reports.
Decipher contacted Shin Bet and the Israel police to confirm identities and if the arrests have formed a model.
Edited by Sebastian Sinclair
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