Cyberattack on Israeli “Kosher Internet” Provider Disrupts Service

A cyberattack against the Israeli “kosher internet” provider Internet Rimon, which serves religious and ultra-Orthodox communities, disrupted its services on the evening of August 23. The Iranian group Promised Revenge has claimed responsibility. The outages began around 11:30 p.m., triggering widespread complaints from customers who reported either unstable connections or complete loss of access.

The company confirmed the attack, stating it was identified on August 23. According to the provider, technical teams—working in coordination with other Israeli organizations—took steps to repel the assault and partially restore operations. However, some users continue to experience difficulties with internet access and content filtering. The company maintains that no evidence of customer data leaks has yet been found.

Meanwhile, the attackers released a video allegedly showing servers being shut down in real time and Rimon’s internal infrastructure being deleted. They also claimed to have obtained confidential data from the company’s network, though no proof has been provided. Traffic graphs from Rimon IIX, Israel’s internet exchange, revealed a sharp drop during the attack, though connectivity was not entirely severed. By morning, some clients had regained service, but recovery remains uneven.

Rimon’s infrastructure is built on a model of complete traffic interception. Acting as an intermediary, the provider routes all internet traffic through its own servers, applying a form of “legitimate” man-in-the-middle filtering. HTTPS connections are decrypted, inspected against internal rules, stripped of unwanted content, and then re-encrypted before being delivered back to the user. While this system enables granular content control, it also grants the company access to highly sensitive user data—including browsing history, page contents, and even login credentials. A compromise of such a system could expose not only passwords but also personal data, private communications, and individual filtering preferences.

As of now, the official Internet Rimon website, along with the sites of its subsidiaries Etrog and NetFiber, remain offline. Customer support is operating in a limited capacity through automated responses and updates on social media. Despite partial restoration of connectivity, the situation is still far from stable.