Media: Israeli diplomats added to WhatsApp groups run from Iran

Employees of Israel’s Foreign Ministry and several diplomats have been added to WhatsApp groups reportedly operated from Iran and other countries.

An internal security warning issued to the employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the matter stated that recently, there have been reports of [diplomats] being added to WhatsApp groups not through their contacts, Caliber.Az reports per The Times of Israel.

“These are groups that are opened and run by our adversaries from phone numbers from Iran, Pakistan, and more,” the warning says.

“Therefore, it is necessary to be vigilant about the groups you join and are added to, and even change the settings so that you can only be added to the groups by contacts who are registered with you,” the statement adds.

By Jeyhun Aghazada