Case Study: Bank Leumi achieves faster, safer online and mobile banking with F5 Networks (WebSafe & MobileSafe)

Bank Leumi Protects its Customers From Online and Mobile Banking Fraud

Bank Leumi, one of Israel’s largest banking groups, faced rising phishing and malware threats after a major 2008 phishing attack that took more than 60 hours to shut down. Seeking protection that would cover online and mobile channels without forcing customers to install software, Bank Leumi selected F5 Networks and its F5 WebSafe and F5 MobileSafe solutions to strengthen customer security across devices.

F5 Networks implemented F5 WebSafe (with F5 MobileSafe planned for mobile roll‑out), creating a ring of defense that detects phishing, web injection, credential‑grabbing and automated malware transfers, and flags compromised or jailbroken devices. The deployment was completed in days with no customer‑side installs; Bank Leumi now receives immediate SMS/email alerts and can block threats in minutes instead of hours, reducing support overhead and improving customer safety.

Bank Leumi

Eli Irim

Manager of Investigations and Control