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As Israel pounds Iran, cyberspace becomes a battlefield of its own

Cyber czar says Israel now among world’s top targets for digital attacks, warning that Iran-backed hackers are intensifying efforts to strike critical infrastructure, penetrate security cameras and spread fear alongside the broader war

Raphael Kahan | 03.25.26

'Netanyahu is dead' and ‘shelter app’: Phishing campaign spreads panic with fake IRGC messages

Fake SMS messages are being widely distributed, appearing highly credible as part of a phishing campaign urging users to click malicious links; Israel’s National Cyber Directorate warns the Home Front Command does not send app download links via text and urges the public not to click or download

Daniela Ginzburg | 03.19.26

'You won’t need it much longer': Iranian hackers breach Academy of the Hebrew Language website

Iranian cyber group Handala has stepped up activity since the launch of Operation Roaring Lion, claiming it breached and defaced the Academy of the Hebrew Language website in what Israeli officials see as another attempt to create psychological pressure

Daniela Ginzburg | 03.11.26

Fig Security raises $38M to tackle hidden SecOps failures

Cybersecurity startup emerges from stealth backed by Team8 and Ten Eleven Ventures, aiming to help enterprises detect and fix breakdowns in complex security operations as AI and automation reshape corporate defenses

ynet Global | 03.04.26

Cyber front opens after US-Israeli strikes as hackers target Iranian apps and state services

BadeSaba religious app defaced with anti-regime messages as internet access plunges; security experts warn Iranian-linked groups may retaliate with cyberattacks on US and Israeli military and civilian targets

Reuters | 03.01.26

Cyber judgment day? Anthropic’s new AI tool rattles sector, sparks shake-up fears

Claude Code Security claims to detect hundreds of hidden flaws and suggest fixes, wiping billions off cybersecurity firms’ market value as investors debate whether AI threatens the sector’s business model

Tal Shahaf | 02.22.26

Reco raises $30M Series B to tackle rising AI SaaS security risks

Backed by Zeev Ventures, Insight Partners and new strategic investors, Reco expands its AI-driven platform to secure the exploding use of SaaS apps and shadow AI as enterprises face rising data risks and demand real-time visibility and control

ynet Global | 02.10.26

Semperis Israel General Manager Matan Liberman, CEO Mickey Bresman and CTO Guy Teverovsky

Semperis acquires cloud identity firm MightyID

Deal expands Israeli firm's identity-based cyber resilience beyond Microsoft Active Directory to cloud platforms like Okta and Ping, strengthening backup, recovery and crisis management across hybrid and multi-cloud environments

ynet Global | 02.05.26

Adaptive6 emerges from stealth with $28M to tackle code-level cloud waste

Backed by USVP and cyber veterans, new startup brings security-style approach to cloud cost governance, embedding AI-driven optimization into engineering workflows as enterprises face billions in wasted cloud spend

ynet Global | 01.29.26

Mesh Security lands $12M to drive autonomous cybersecurity mesh at scale

Israeli startup secures Series A round led by Lobby Capital to expand its agentless execution platform, helping enterprises unify fragmented tools into a single cybersecurity mesh system and shift from reactive alerts to autonomous exposure elimination

ynet Global | 01.29.26

Radware acquires Israeli API security startup Pynt to bolster cloud protection

Deal adds pre-production testing to Radware’s API security platform, aiming to close gaps in application security from development to runtime; Pynt’s founders and key staff join Radware as company expands multi-cloud defense solutions

ynet Global | 01.27.26

Netanyahu’s taped-up phone camera spurs Arab media buzz, hacking claims

Photo of PM with his phone camera covered triggers speculation and praise across Arab media, with Iranian hackers hailed for series of hacks on phones of Israeli officials amid growing cyber-espionage concerns

Lior Ben Ari, Itamar Eichner, Raphael Kahan | 01.27.26

קרן פיוז'ן: מימין יאיר ורדי, עמית שכטר וגיא קצוביץ

High-tech in 2026: Will the AI bubble burst or will the market soar forward?

In 2025, everyone went crazy about AI and in 2026 technology will soar, but a brutal screening of startups also will begin; We heard many assessments from experts and investors, sometimes contradictory, about what to expect in the high-tech world in the coming year

Tal Shahaf | 12.31.25

How Iran infiltrates Israel’s inner circle through aides and advisers

The Handala hacking group avoids ministers’ secure devices, instead targeting assistants, advisers and forgotten cloud backups in Iran’s second-circle cyber strategy against Israel

Raphael Kahan | 12.29.25

Investor panel includes, from left, Lior Simon, Gigi Levy-Weiss, Yifat Oron, Adam Fisher

Israeli Tech in 2025: More stalled startups creating M&A opportunities, fiercer competition in cyber and AI

Investor survey by Fusion and a report by Vintage, presented at the annual 'Trends & Forecasts' conference, point to sharp increases in the valuations of startups that succeed in raising capital, alongside a growing concentration of investments in cyber and AI; Findings also reflect surprising return of investor optimism regarding state of the industry and Israel’s future, after several years of prolonged uncertainty

ynet Global | 12.25.25

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