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August 18, 2025. Israel woke up to a name the courts had hidden for years: Michael Kedar, the infamous “Ashkelon hacker.” Ten years behind bars, countless threats, hundreds of thousands of dollars in crypto. Yet the loudest whispers didn’t come from IT forums or legal circles — they came from nightclubs, from dancers in Tel Aviv and up north, who suddenly felt dragged into a story they never asked for.

And in the words of Night Life Zone, the magazine following Israel’s after-hours culture: “strippers don’t want pity. They want distance. Their world has enough challenges without being dragged into a hacker’s shadow.”

From Secret Files to Breaking Headlines

It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. Judges usually keep such names sealed, especially when the offender was underage. But Judge Yaron Levy decided differently. He wrote, in plain words: “Yes, protecting minors matters. But public interest matters more.”

And so, after years of rumors, the name Michael Kedar was made official. An Ashkelon teenager who terrorized airlines with fake bomb threats, targeted Jewish institutions, even taunted government officials. His actions brought in about $800,000 through advertising his services. All of this — done from a bedroom in a small Israeli coastal city.

The Twist Nobody Expected

Here’s the bizarre part: somehow, the case spilled over into Israel’s strip clubs. In one of the legal documents, a strange phrase appeared — something about “private shows with cyber protection.” Was it a joke? An inside reference? No one knows.

But that single line was enough. Overnight, strippers in Tel Aviv, dancers in the north, and even performers in the south began asking: “Are we about to be dragged into this circus?”

Voices From the Nightlife Scene

One dancer in central Tel Aviv told us:

“I’ve worked as a stripper for years. I’ve seen gossip, I’ve seen scandals. But this? Linking us with hackers? It makes us look unsafe. Clients start to wonder if our clubs are trouble.”

Up north, the reaction was more bitter: “We’re barely covering rent. The last thing we need is the police snooping around because some hacker threw our world into his game.”

And in Ashkelon itself, the feeling was eerie. The hacker’s home turf. Clubs there fear guilt by association: once your city is on the headline, your nightlife gets pulled into the mud.

What the Numbers Say

To keep perspective, here are some figures:

Detail Information
Name Michael Kedar
Sentence 10 years
Money earned ≈ $800,000 in crypto
Other actions Continued hacking from prison, attempted escape
Family’s claim Autism, prison “unfit for him”

But the more striking stats come from outside the courtroom:

60% of similar cases in Israel never reveal the defendant’s name.

Nearly 40% of clubs in the center are already considering tightening client checks or hiring more security.

Shuffling the Focus: Not Just a Hacker Story

Let’s pause. Most headlines frame this as a cybercrime drama. But inside the nightlife industry, the headline reads differently: “Will this hurt us?”

Strippers in Tel Aviv worry about image: reputation is fragile, and one scandal can empty a club overnight.

Dancers in the north stress about economics: already fragile, and increased scrutiny could break it.

In the south, near Ashkelon, the concern is safety: “If he did all this from here, what does it say about us?”