{
  "id": 1258382,
  "title": "Iranian intel trying to hack Israeli journalists' phones and accounts, Shin Bet says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/iranian-intel-trying-to-hack-israeli-journalists-phones-and-accounts",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-16T11:29:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2026-08-16/ty-article/.premium/shin-bet-iranian-intel-trying-to-hack-israeli-journalists-phones-and-accounts/000001a0-09d6-d88f-abbf-dddf76d00000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israeli authorities say Iranian intelligence operatives have upped their effort to target Israeli journalists, including Haaretz reporters, with phishing attacks on WhatsApp and Telegram – to hack their devices, take over their accounts and obtain sensitive information",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}