Overview
- Israel’s Mossad and Shin Bet have opened an investigation, with unnamed officials reported to suspect Iranian involvement.
- The site listed tiered rewards including $50,000 for killings, $100,000 for designated “special targets,” $20,000 for arson, $5,000 for intelligence, and smaller payments for harassment.
- The pages published names and personal details of dozens of academics, with targets spanning institutions such as Harvard, Oxford, Israeli universities, and CERN.
- The domain was created in August and appears linked to Drenthe, Netherlands, and the site briefly went offline after media exposure before resurfacing.
- Israel’s Committee of Research Universities condemned the threats as a dangerous escalation, while some listed researchers denied military links and at least one dismissed the site as the work of “nutcases.”