Posts Tagged: Cyber Attack
Report: Iranian Hackers Said to Target Senior Israeli Military Officials, US Diplomat
Suspected Iranian hackers have recently led a targeted attack on e-mail accounts of former senior Israeli and US government officials to steal personal identity information,...
Israeli Activist Targeted After Calling Malaysian Troll Campaign Over Gaza Conflict a ‘Digital War’
A social media activist who called attention to Malaysian groups harassing and threatening Israelis in a coordinated online campaign has been targeted by some of...
Iran Transport Ministry Hit by Second Apparent Cyberattack in Days
The website of Iran's transport ministry was taken down on Saturday by what state television said was a "cyber disruption," a day after an apparent...
Malaysian Groups Waged Cyber Campaign to Spam, Block Israeli Accounts During Gaza Conflict: Report
During last month’s conflict between Israel and the Hamas terror group, a number of Malaysian anti-Israel groups carried out a massive campaign on major social...
Hackers’ Broad Attack Sets Cyber Experts Worldwide Scrambling to Defend Networks
Suspected Russian hackers who broke into US government agencies also spied on less high-profile organizations, including groups in Britain, a US internet provider and a...
Israeli Cybersecurity Giant Tracks Ransom Payments From New Cyber Attack To Iranian Nationals
CTech - Israeli cybersecurity giant Check Point Software Technologies revealed a new type of ransomware, dubbed Pay2Key, that has footprints leading to Iran. The attackers...
Israel’s Tower Semi Halts Some Operations After Cyber-Attack
Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor said on Sunday that some of its systems were hit by a cyber-attack and as a result it was putting...
North Korea Was Behind the Foiled Hack Into the Heart of Israel’s Defense Establishment
CTech - A cyber-attack targeting Israeli defense industry employees which was foiled by the Ministry of Defense was found to be part of an ongoing...
Report: April Attack on Israel’s Water Infrastructure Was Culmination of Year-Long Cyber-Warfare Campaign
A major Iranian cyber-attack on Israel’s water infrastructure was part of a year-long campaign of similar attacks, Israeli news website Walla revealed on Sunday. In April,...
Islamic Hackers Group Claims Responsibility for Cyber-Attack That Exposed Personal Info of Hundreds of Israelis
A massive cyber-attack has exposed the personal information and credit card numbers of hundreds of Israeli citizens, a cyber-security company stated on Tuesday. According to Israeli...
Thousands of Israeli Websites Down After Suspected Massive Iranian Cyberattack
CTech - The cyber war between Israel and Iran is heating up. Tens of thousands of mostly unsecured Israeli websites were reportedly attacked by Iran-based...
Cyber-Attack on Iran Port Showed Only Fraction of Israel’s Capabilities, Expert Says
An Israeli cyber-defense expert said on Wednesday that the cyber-attack on an Iranian port earlier this month, widely attributed to Israel, “served as a warning”...
Israel Thwarts Major Coordinated Cyber-Attack on Its Water Infrastructure Command and Control Systems
Israel thwarted a major cyber-attack on its water infrastructure over the weekend. In a statement, Israel’s National Cyber Directorate announced, “Reports have been received by the...
Israel’s Critical Infrastructure Vulnerable to Cyber Attack, Says State Comptroller
CTech - Some of the bodies in charge of Israel's critical infrastructures are unprepared for the possibility of cyber attacks, according to a report published Monday...
