Denial-of-service attack disrupts Israel's national government portal

On October 8, 2023, Israeli government websites accessible through the gov.il portal became intermittently unavailable. Reporting based on an examination by the Israel National Digital Agency identified a major denial-of-service attack as the cause. The affected infrastructure supported the government's public-facing digital information and service-delivery channel, making the resulting access interruption an operational consequence rather than merely an attempted attack. The attack's origin and precise duration were not confirmed.