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Topic: cyber-attacks

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March 17, 2013
2:14 am

Udi Shani speaks at the Herzliya Conference Monday (Photo credit: Courtesy Herzliya Conference)

‘Facebook, Twitter are the true leaders of the Arab Spring’

Due to social media, Syria, Egypt and Lebanon are no longer countries in the conventional sense, says top defense official

By David Shamah

March 15, 2013
12:09 pm

Nir Goldshlager (photo credit: Courtesy)

The Israeli hacker who saved Facebook — twice

Nir Goldshlager found a serious security breach in the social media network — and then found a hole in the ostensibly repaired code, too

By David Shamah

March 14, 2013
5:23 pm

Anonymous' Op-Israel banner (photo credit: screenshot)

‘Erase Israel from the Internet’: Anonymous plots massive cyber-attack

From the web Israel is taking threats by the hacker group seriously, with defensive preparations under way, Russia Today reports

February 28, 2013
12:59 am

Eugene Kaspersky (Photo credit: Courtesy Tel Aviv University)

New sophisticated malware targets 23 countries, including Israel

‘Dangerous’ MiniDuke, which exploits Adobe Reader PDF files, is latest virus to invade government computers, says Kaspersky Labs

By David Shamah

February 27, 2013
7:28 pm

Country distribution of Stuxnet 0.5, based on Symantec's research (Photo credit: Courtesy Symantec)

Expert: Stuxnet part of long-term effort to stop Iran nukes

New evidence shows that the virus has been active in Iran’s Natanz facility almost since the day it opened in 2007

By David Shamah

February 20, 2013
1:52 pm

Israel’s infrastructure exposed to cyber-risk

Though less talented than the Chinese, Iranian and Arab hackers may be able to get to electrical and water systems, expert warns

By David Shamah

February 19, 2013
8:03 pm

The building on the outskirts of Shanghai that houses “Unit 61398” of the People’s Liberation Army, Tuesday, February 19, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo)

US security firm alleges massive Chinese hacking

A People’s Liberation Army unit based in Shanghai reportedly stole hundreds of terabytes of data from US companies

By AP and Times of Israel staff

February 13, 2013
11:06 pm

American military medals (photo credit: CC-BY-SA David C. Foster/Flickr)

Pentagon to award new medal to cyber, drone fighters

Individuals who fought but weren’t in the field will receive Distinguished Warfare Medal for ‘extraordinary achievement’

By Lolita C. Baldor

February 11, 2013
3:21 am

Republican Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan (photo credit: courtesy of US Congress)

Lawmaker: 95% of US companies vulnerable to cyberattacks

Republican Congressman points to Iran and China as the source of an increase in hacking attempts since the fall

February 4, 2013
10:57 am

Illustrative photo of a man using his cellphone. (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Cellphone company denies cyber-attack caused downtime

Pelephone’s 2.5 million customers couldn’t send and receive calls and text messages for more than four hours Sunday evening

By Gabe Fisher and David Shamah

January 29, 2013
11:33 pm

Gambling on a cruise ship (Photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Israeli online gamblers may be victims of cyber war

A virus affecting users of a Facebook poker app steals credit card data but could be symptom of something bigger, an expert says

By David Shamah

January 18, 2013
8:18 am

IDF soldiers work with cyber-defense systems. (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90/File)

After Stuxnet, Iran upped its cyber capabilities, says US general

From the web Reuters: Analysts claim Tehran has launched increasingly successful attacks against US, Israel and Gulf states

January 9, 2013
4:34 pm

Since September, attackers hit a series of American banking websites (photo credit: Shutterstock)

Iran behind spate of cyber-attacks against American banking sites, US says

Security breaches bear the hallmarks of a sophisticated, state-sponsored onslaught, security experts tell The New York Times

By Elie Leshem

January 4, 2013
1:07 pm

A hacker message to the people of Israel (Screenshot)

Hack attack: No borders for Arab computer vandals

Hackers targets dozens of Israeli websites every day. They also strike at sites in Iran, the Palestinian territories and across the region

By David Shamah

December 29, 2012
6:54 am

Illustrative photo of satellite dishes (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

US Senate extends law on surveillance of suspected foreign spies and terrorists

Justice Department says communications collected under the program ‘have provided the intelligence community insight into terrorist networks and plans’

By Larry Margasak

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: cyber-attacks

‘Facebook, Twitter are the true leaders of the Arab Spring’

Due to social media, Syria, Egypt and Lebanon are no longer countries in the conventional sense, says top defense official

The Israeli hacker who saved Facebook — twice

Nir Goldshlager found a serious security breach in the social media network — and then found a hole in the ostensibly repaired code, too

‘Erase Israel from the Internet’: Anonymous plots massive cyber-attack

From the web Israel is taking threats by the hacker group seriously, with defensive preparations under way, Russia Today reports

New sophisticated malware targets 23 countries, including Israel

‘Dangerous’ MiniDuke, which exploits Adobe Reader PDF files, is latest virus to invade government computers, says Kaspersky Labs

Expert: Stuxnet part of long-term effort to stop Iran nukes

New evidence shows that the virus has been active in Iran’s Natanz facility almost since the day it opened in 2007

Israel’s infrastructure exposed to cyber-risk

Though less talented than the Chinese, Iranian and Arab hackers may be able to get to electrical and water systems, expert warns

US security firm alleges massive Chinese hacking

A People’s Liberation Army unit based in Shanghai reportedly stole hundreds of terabytes of data from US companies

Pentagon to award new medal to cyber, drone fighters

Individuals who fought but weren’t in the field will receive Distinguished Warfare Medal for ‘extraordinary achievement’

Lawmaker: 95% of US companies vulnerable to cyberattacks

Republican Congressman points to Iran and China as the source of an increase in hacking attempts since the fall

Cellphone company denies cyber-attack caused downtime

Pelephone’s 2.5 million customers couldn’t send and receive calls and text messages for more than four hours Sunday evening

Israeli online gamblers may be victims of cyber war

A virus affecting users of a Facebook poker app steals credit card data but could be symptom of something bigger, an expert says

After Stuxnet, Iran upped its cyber capabilities, says US general

From the web Reuters: Analysts claim Tehran has launched increasingly successful attacks against US, Israel and Gulf states

Iran behind spate of cyber-attacks against American banking sites, US says

Security breaches bear the hallmarks of a sophisticated, state-sponsored onslaught, security experts tell The New York Times

Hack attack: No borders for Arab computer vandals

Hackers targets dozens of Israeli websites every day. They also strike at sites in Iran, the Palestinian territories and across the region

US Senate extends law on surveillance of suspected foreign spies and terrorists

Justice Department says communications collected under the program ‘have provided the intelligence community insight into terrorist networks and plans’

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