Small jobs, quick cash: How Iran recruits spies inside Israel

Iranian intelligence operatives are using mass online phishing campaigns to recruit Israelis for espionage and sabotage, casting a wide net that has ensnared dozens of suspects from across society, according to a leading Israeli legal affairs reporter.

“The Iranians are phishing not with a fishing rod but with a net,” said Gilad Cohen, legal affairs and Jerusalem correspondent for ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth. “They cast in all directions and try to catch as many as possible.”

According to Cohen, Iranian handlers send large volumes of messages online, often starting with seemingly minor tasks meant to test or gradually draw in targets. Early assignments can include hanging flyers, he said, before escalating to more serious actions such as setting vehicles on fire.

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