Israelis warned of Facebook spies

Israel’s internal security service is warning citizens to be wary of who may be lurking on the popular networking site: In a recent incident, a man who called himself "a Lebanese agent" offered an Israeli Facebook user money in exchange for classified information. The Israeli notified the Shin Bet of the incident and immediately cut ...

By , a former associate editor at Foreign Policy.

Israel's internal security service is warning citizens to be wary of who may be lurking on the popular networking site:

Israel’s internal security service is warning citizens to be wary of who may be lurking on the popular networking site:

In a recent incident, a man who called himself "a Lebanese agent" offered an Israeli Facebook user money in exchange for classified information. The Israeli notified the Shin Bet of the incident and immediately cut off contact with the man.

The Shin Bet has advised Israelis to refrain from broadcasting personal information on their network profiles, including phone numbers, areas of residence and e-mail addresses.

Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating

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