An Israeli clearing company was targeted in a cyberattack on Sunday, leaving some people unable to use their credit cards to shop in stores for several hours. The DDoS attack by an Iran-linked group targeted payment solution company Hyp, which is used by companies across Israel including the Maccabi health fund, taxi service Gett, food ordering app Wolt, and public transportation payment systems Rav Kav Online and Hop-On. The attack also interfered with some operations on Bit, the popular digital payment app operated by Bank Hapoalim.

Hyp’s Credit Guard confirmed in a statement that it was indeed the target of a cyberattack. A similar attack last month targeted Israel’s credit Automated Bank Services. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page