Cyberattack

US probes effort to impersonate White House Chief of Staff, WSJ reports

The report said Wiles had told associates that some of her cellphone contacts had been hacked, allowing the impersonator to access private phone numbers.

 President-elect Trump brings Susie Wiles to the podium at an election night
 A conversation between an Iranian agent posing as Government Secretary Yossi Fuchs, and an Israeli.

Shin Bet foils 85 Iranian cyber infiltration attempts on Israelis

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Cyber arms race: Can Israel stay ahead of the increased threats of the Israel-Hamas War? - watch

 A missile is launched during a joint exercise called the 'Great Prophet 17', in the southwest of Iran, December 24, 2021. Picture taken December 24, 2021.

Ex-cyber chief: 'Q-day' could lead to hacking of nuclear weapons


Cyber diplomacy or a strategic retreat? US stopping cyber-offensive operations against Russia

The decision to scale back offensive cyber operations comes amid calls from lawmakers and security officials for a stronger US response to cyber threats

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Israel ranked second most targeted country for cyberattacks

In 2023, Israel was in fourth place for the number of attacks after India, the US, and Ukraine.

 Hacker in front of Israeli flag

Russian-linked bots sow fear, distrust ahead of German vote, researchers find

Cyber experts warn that Russian bots are flooding social media with fake terror threats ahead of Germany’s election.

 People attend an election campaign event of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Heidenheim, Germany, February 9, 2025.

Significant increase of fraud, cyberattacks against Israelis amid Israel-Hamas war - study

"Cyberattack and harassment attempts against civilians have increased by tens of percent over the past year," said VP of Community and Social Affairs Edan Ring.

 Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021

EU must designate IRGC as a terror organization - opinion

The EU must take decisive action to counter the growing threat posed by Iran and the IRGC.

 ‘A MONSTER’ – Members of the IRGC attend a ground forces military drill in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran in 2022.

Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan government averaged 2.4m. a day in 2024, report says

Taiwan has complained about what it sees as China's "grey-zone harassment" - from daily military drills and balloons near the island to cyberattacks.

Projection of cyber code on hooded man (llustrative)

US Treasury says documents were stolen by Chinese hackers in 'major incident'

The Treasury Department and BeyondTrust did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

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Russian-Israeli ransomware developer faces extradition to US for hacking, extortion

Rostislav Panev was arrested in Israel in August in relation to allegations that he was a developer of the LockBit software.

Are ransomware attacks going to continue to rise? Worrying trends indicate that they may.

'Ethical' Israeli cyber firm Paragon set for $900m. US acquisition

If Paragon deal goes through, $500 million will be split among 400 employees and 5 entrepreneurs.

Projection of cyber code on hooded man (llustrative)

Cyberattacks are expected to become more sophisticated, but so are the defense tools - opinion

DDoS type of attacks, where hostile actors create artificial load on targeted servers to disable them, have already become the hallmark of organized cyberattack campaign days against Israel,

 Strategic AI investment in Israel could create 50,000-100,000 jobs and add $100-$200 billion to GDP within five years, mirroring trends in other countries.

Cyber Authority warns of Iranian hackers attempting to breach Israeli orgs

A new Iranian attack disguised as an email for 'Israel's Tourism Program' is attempting to infiltrate Israeli organizations.

 Cyber attacks spiked in 2021