Cyberwarfare

Iranian bot campaign targets Nova festival massacre survivors with severe online abuse, propaganda

A "sustained and multi-layered digital campaign" that hurls abusive comments and shares videos about the survivors is not being combated effectively by social media platforms.

Bereaved families, friends, and soldiers stand still as a two-minute siren sounds across Israel, marking Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im forest, near the Israel-Gaza border, April 21.
An illustration depicting a cyberattack on Iran's systems.

Iran says limited cyberattack disrupts services at four banks - report

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Iranian-backed group offers bounties on Israelis it claims intercepted Gaza Flotilla

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Iran-linked hackers targeted US, Israel and UAE, Palo Alto Networks says


How can cybersecurity survive emerging issues?

AI, heightened exposure and rapid expansion are among the challenges faced by the cybersecurity industry in 2023

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Hackers attack Israeli media sites including Jerusalem Post

Other media websites hacked were Kan, i24 and Channel 2.

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Israeli cyber security website briefly taken down in cyberattack

The websites of multiple major universities in Israel were attacked by a group of hackers calling themselves 'Anonymous Sudan.'

 Hands are seen interfering with cyber code (Illustrative).

Where is Israel’s private cyberattack sector going?

Multidimensional hacking wars: There are at least four trends and countertrends which will determine the fate of the sector.

 ISRAELI CYBER firm NSO Group stopped various ISIS-planned attacks in Europe.

US, 10 countries issue first-ever anti-spyware declaration

How does this declaration affect Israel's cyberattack abilities?

 Cyberattack on a smartphone. Beware of downloading spyware (Illustrative).

Russian hackers preparing new cyber assault against Ukraine - Microsoft report

Microsoft found that a sophisticated Russian hacking team was testing “additional ransomware-style capabilities that could be used in destructive attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure.

 A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.

Why is Iranian media highlighting air-defense cyber ops? - analysis

Part of the Iranian drills reportedly involved “specialized air defenses” and also the use of offensive and defensive electronic warfare and cyber operations.

 A smartphone with a displayed Iranian flag with the word "Cyberattack" and binary codes over it is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken February 23, 2023.

Ex-IDF intel. officials break new cybersecurity ground in bid to transform the cloud

A new company led by an ex-chief of IDF intelligence Unit 8200 aims to make the cloud defendable against cyberattacks.

Keep your head in the cloud

Israel Securities Authority: Cyber threats have become a significant risk

The ISA is now requiring that the cyber risk assessment and disclosure process regarding cyber incidents experienced by corporations be more in-depth.

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Could the metaverse lead to a spike in cybercrime?

The cyber threat forecast for 2023 reveals that the virtual world will lead to an unprecedented increase in cybercrime in unfamiliar territory.

 Cyber attacks spiked in 2021