Researchers in Norway have uncovered evidence of a vast Middle Eastern espionage network that has deployed malicious software to spy on Israeli and Palestinian targets. Israel has banned its police force from connecting to the Internet and from using memory sticks or disks in an effort to curb a cyberattack. The attack began with a spammed message purporting to come from the head of the Israel Defense Forces, Benny Gatz. The attackers were serving up the XtremeRat trojan, which was infamously used in surveillance campaigns against Syrian activists.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2012/11/cyber-espionage-campaign-targets-israel.html