cybersecurity

Hackers steal IDF patient records from cyberattack on Israeli hospital

A hacker group allegedly linked to Iran says it stole 100,000 IDF medical records from a cyberattack on Ziv Medical Center in Safed in the Galilee.

By YINON BEN SHUSHAN/WALLA!
03/12/2023

Israel cyber directorate, Shin Bet given power to fight cyberattacks

Emergency regulations approved to grant the Israel National Cyber Directorate and Shin Bet authority to instruct storage service providers and digital services how to handle major cyberattacks.

By YINON BEN SHUSHAN/WALLA!
03/12/2023
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'Israel and the Cyber Threat': The Jewish state's rise to cyber power

The remarkable story of how a second-tier power in the real world transformed itself into a first-tier power in the cyber world is related in part in Israel and the Cyber Threat.

By DAVID RODMAN
02/12/2023

Emergency services' phone lines restored after cyberattack initially feared

Phone lines for essential services were not operating as of early Tuesday morning, prompting the activation of alternate hotlines.

  Cyber attacks spiked in 2021

Israel's Check Point data shows October cyberattack rise

Check Point Chief Executive Gil Shwed said 98% of the company's customers were outside Israel and it had successfully launched new technologies and completed acquisitions.

By REUTERS
30/10/2023

Israelis receive strange calls from Hamas supporters - Cyber Directorate

Israeli citizens report suspicious video calls, suspected attempts to scare and harass, and potentially take over WhatsApp accounts.

By WALLA!
29/10/2023

How to defend yourself against Hamas’s cyberwarfare

Cyber safety expert Dr. Amir Gefen elaborates on the best practices to keep yourself safe against enemy cyber offensives.

Beware of fake Meta job alerts - it could be North Korean hackers

Lazarus, a North Korean hacker group, poses as Meta recruiters on LinkedIn to scam a Spanish aerospace firm.

Hackers hit United Hatzalah, aid group treating wounded Israelis

United Hatzalah said its website was struck by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that temporarily slowed its ability to receive donations.

By REUTERS
13/10/2023

United Hatzalah donation website targeted by cyberattack

A number of Israeli sites have been targeted by cyberattacks since the war between Hamas and Israel began.

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