'Threatening' leaflets discovered in Tel Aviv mailboxes linked to an Iranian-backed cyber unit.
Flyers containing embedded QR codes directing residents to psychological warfare and threatening messages appeared on residential mailboxes in north Tel Aviv on Monday, prompting an immediate security investigation by the Israel Police and Shin Bet.
According to local reports published by Channel 12, residents called the law enforcement authorities after discovering red leaflets with the Hebrew slogans "without electricity" and "without water. "Scanning the embedded QR code directed users to a domain managed by the Iran-linked Andala cyber group, which contained threats to target Israeli energy, water desalination and power generation infrastructure.
The Israel Police Spokesperson's Unit confirmed that the officers have opened an investigation into the psychological operation, and call on citizens who encountered the printed flyers not to scan the malicious QR code and immediately report physical distribution to the local police stations.
Security analysts emphasize that the physical distribution of cyber-linked psychological operations highlights attempts by regional cyber units to circumvent digital censorship, while attempting direct psychological warfare against civilian populations amid the ongoing war between the US and Israel against Iran.