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Under siege: how DDoS security transformed during Hamas war

Even before Oct. 7, Israeli companies and infrastructure have been under attack by anti-Israeli hacker groups; what's the best ways to protect yourself from such attacks?

Matthew Andriani | 01.06.24

Israeli officials swamped by online threats in cyber onslaught

Justice minister says received over 40,000 messages, others say phones and mailboxes disabled by barrage of hate messages and threats while National Cyber Directorate fails to offer solution

Itamar Eichner | 12.20.23

Increasingly sophisticated hackers threaten Israeli online shoppers

Cyber sleuths from Israel have discovered a phishing scheme aimed at pilfering personal data and credit card details from Israelis during the November shopping season; This crafty operation employs counterfeit brand websites, with the hackers probably enticing their unsuspecting targets via emails or social media

Raphael Kahan | 11.10.23

Most dangerous Iranian hacker group bolsterers attack capabilities

New study by Palo Alto Networks' cybersecurity team says Agrius codes advanced malware capable of bypassing traditional security tools. Increased actions against Israel because of the war

Raphael Kahan | 11.07.23

Hamas using 'BiBi' malware against Israel

Israeli cybersecurity experts discover new malware in the computers of several Israeli corporations and say its capabilities resemble that of advanced cyber weapons

Raphael Kahan | 11.02.23

Pro-Palestinian hackers leak file with information on 6.5 million Israelis

Hacker groups release file allegedly containing a list of Israeli voters from 2020 which was likely stolen in part of a cyber attack on the Elector election management app in 2021

Raphael Kahan | 10.11.23

Iranian hackers break into networks of more than 30 companies in Israel

Cyber company ESET found that Iranian hackers took advantage of a known weakness in corporate email servers to introduce a backdoor that allows entry into their networks; The companies include insurance, medicine, industry, communications, IT, technology, retail, automobile, law, financial services, architecture and civil engineering

Raphael Kahan | 09.11.23

Israeli cyber company to be purchased by American Tenable for $350 million

Ermetic develops tools protecting against data breach, safeguards clouds; company secures investment of $100 million; Tenable valued at around $5 billion

Meir Orbach | 09.06.23

What to do if your dating app account has been hacked

Several Israeli dating websites have fallen victims to cyberattacks - you can do these things to improve the resilience of your presence online

Raphael Kahan | 08.24.23

Russian hackers target Israelis with bogus websites

Global phishing campaign in over 40 languages detected when Israeli cybersecurity investigators stumble on attempted theft using the imitation of a popular sales site; public warned 'when there is doubt, there's no doubt'

Raphael Kahan | 08.07.23

Israeli cyber firm Imperva sold to French tech giant for $3.6 billion

Founded in 2002, Imperva provides cybersecurity solutions to critical apps, APIs and data; R&D center in Israel employs 500 people and is expected to grow after purchase completed

Meir Orbach | 07.25.23

No paruski: Israeli cyber chief vows vengeance against Iranian hackers, skirts around Russia threat

Gabi Portnoy zeroes in on Tehran as primary threat to Israel's digital infrastructure but forgoes any mention of Russian-linked offensive cyber activities in recent months

Raphael Kahan | 06.27.23

Israel averts major cyberattack against government websites

National Digital Agency official says major DDoS attack from over 117 different countries targeted sensitive websites, believes attack state-sponsored

Yuval Mann | 06.09.23

סם אלטמן מנכ''ל OpenAI בפגישה עם נשיא המדינה יצחק הרצוג

OpenAI CEO sees 'huge' Israeli role in reducing risks from the technology

President praises Altman for alerting world leaders to concerns posed by AI; 'We must make sure that this development is used for the well-being of humanity,' he says

Reuters, Ynet | 06.05.23

Ombudsman sounds alarm on Israel's shoddy cybersecurity infrastructure

Through services of white-hat hackers, State Comptroller Englman's office was able to map out vulnerabilities at Israel’s main airport and one Israeli hospital, as well as myriad of cybersecurity shortfalls that put numerous state institutions at risk of falling prey to hackers

Yaron Drukman | 05.16.23

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