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Hamas sympathizers hack into soccer team website

Pro Hamas hackers breach Hapoel Be'er Sheva's official website

Group spreads messages related to the war: 'Gaza has won, Netanyahu and his generals have been defeated,' and the hack was quickly dealt with

Itzik Kalfi | 05.01.24

How one Microsoft staffer saved humanity

A clever developer detected malicious code in a seemingly harmless software package before attackers could use it to gain access to all Linux servers; had the hackers succeeded in their breach, the outcome could have been catastrophic

Yoav Talin, Tal Sokolov, Davidson Institute of Science | 04.21.24

Austria grapples with espionage scandal exposing deep Russian infiltration

Associated Press report unmaks senior Austrian intelligence officer working for Kremlin for years, relaying state secrets and confidential information on European governments to Moscow

Daniel Batini , Ze'ev Avrahami | 04.10.24

Israel Post seals system vulnerabilities, says no sensitive data leaked

White hat warns government services often fall short on cybersecurity after Israel's top mail service patched data breach affecting many Israelis

Raphael Kahan | 03.25.24

Iranian hackers swipe data of thousands of Israeli college students

Thousands of IDs, credit cards and other documents stolen through long-unaddressed breach in college IT systems; security company claims vulnerability patched up two years ago

Raphael Kahan | 03.17.24

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Cyberattack shuts down about 70% of Iran's gas stations

Israeli hacker group Predatory Sparrow takes responsibility for cyberattack; 'Khamenei, playing with fire has a price'; meanwhile, Israel accuses Iran and Hezbollah of cyberattack on hospital

News agencies | 12.18.23

Telegram channel posing as pro-Israel hacker group scams Israelis for donations

Israeli hacking group WeRedEvils explicitly says refrains from soliciting donations or funds, however, this hasn't deterred impostors from operating under its name, deceiving thousands of Israelis

Raphael Kahan | 12.03.23

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 hackers are trying to scare Israelis with fake SMS messages and news sites

'Rocket attacks on Dimona', 'Enter the protected area and put on gas masks': many Israelis received SMS messages, emails or links to fake news sites; The source? Apparently Hamas, Iran or both; Israel National Cyber Directorate calls it a 'cynical intimidation attempt'

Raphael Kahan | 10.25.23

Hamas uses deepfake technology on WhatsApp to incite terror and fear

In a first-of-its-kind incident in the war with Hamas, hackers infiltrated a WhatsApp account and send a message of distress in a neighborhood group, causing panic

Yuval Mann | 10.16.23

The digital battlefield in the war with Hamas

Social media platforms struggling to cope with a flood of fake news, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and horrifying videos, all while pro-Hamas hackers target Israeli sites

Yuval Mann | 10.14.23

Caution: Hackers impersonate job sites and try to steal personal information, take photos

The Iranian hacker group Yooz E Cyber is sending Israeli job seekers an SMS informing them of relevant jobs, warns the Israel National Cyber Directorate; Clicking on the link activates a code in the browser that may attempt to activate the device's camera

Yuval Mann | 09.20.23

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

Russian influence campaign shares bogus articles by fake Israeli news websites

Cybersecurity company says it uncovered disinformation infrastructure linked to the Russian government designed to influence decision-making in Jerusalem and sow discord in Israel-U.S. ties

Raphael Kahan | 07.20.23