The fundraising website for the national memorial ceremony organized by families of October 7 victims has allegedly been hacked, the Kumu movement said in a statement on Wednesday.
A complaint has been filed by the group with the Israel Police.
According to the statement, hundreds of supporters attempting to donate to the group were blocked, raising suspicion of “malicious and coordinated attacks” on the donation campaign.
“Over the past 48 hours, we have witnessed organized attempts to harm and disrupt the fundraising site for the national memorial ceremony,” Yonatan Shamriz, founder of Kumu and brother of deceased Gaza hostage Alon Shamriz, said.
“It is very sad that there are those trying to sabotage the memory and the event, but we are moving forward. On October 7, the families will hold a respectful, unifying, and large ceremony, as it should be. We call on the public to support and assist us in this mission.”
The campaign was transferred to a new platform
The group’s technical team transferred the campaign to Giveback, and over the past 24 hours, Kumu has raised NIS 130,000 through crowdfunding and an additional NIS 250,000 through private donors.
Last year, the national memorial ceremony raised over NIS 3 million through crowdfunding.