Israel's government Web sites have been bombarded by hackers in the last couple of days, logging more than 44 million hacking attempts since launching the Gaza air strikes on Wednesday.
One of the attempts was successful, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz told Reuters, noting that an unidentified site was off line for about 10 minutes before being resurrected. Popular targets include defense-related sites, as well as those of Israel's prime minister, president, and Foreign Ministry.
Most of the attacks have been traced to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
"The ministry's computer division will continue to block the millions of cyber attacks," Steinitz said. "We are enjoying the fruits of our investment in recent years in developing computerized defense systems."
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