Cybercrime

Former Israeli cybercompany employee pleads guilty to extorting millions from US companies

A former Israeli cybersecurity company employee admitted he was a part of a years-long scheme along with two others targeting businesses across the US.

|ByWALLA
Cyber Attack
Illustrative image of a cyberattack with Israeli and Iranian flags.

Iranian cyberattack group behind phishing campaign targeting Israeli organizations

The Israel National Cyber Directorate attributed the recent attacks to the group MuddyWater, which operates under the authority of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party supporters protest to demand release of their jailed leader and Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Peshawar on December 2, 2025.

Pakistani minister says 90% of social media content is false, urges crackdown

Fizza Abbas, a Karachi-based digital rights activist: “In Pakistan, the line between countering misinformation and constraining dissent has always been a delicate one.”

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD / THE MEDIA LINE
Hacker attack

Nursing homes hit by cyberattacks, National Cyber Directorate confirms

Computer services that nursing homes utilize, as well as several other private companies, were targeted in an ongoing cyberattack

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

WATCH: Hackers hijack digital bus stop screens in several Israeli cities, play Arabic audio

Transportation Ministry says it is examining the source of the malfunction, as clips from Ashdod and Ramat Gan show siren-like sounds and Arabic music.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture

Artificial intelligence is reshaping online shopping - but when AI buys, who’s liable? - opinion

Billions of consumers are placing online orders in a global shopping wave. Behind the scenes, risk management teams prep for surges in claims, returns, and fraud.

NOVEMBER 15, 2025BySHAHAR YAARI
E-Commerce; AI online shopping (illustrative)