The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hacktivism/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:54:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png hacktivism | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hacktivism/ 32 32 Cyber ‘cold war’ rages online but Russia holds back on massive digital attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/cyber-cold-war-wages-online-as-russia-holds-back-on-massive-attacks/ Sun, 20 Mar 2022 10:16:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2724520 Destructive global breaches have not yet materialized, observers say, as non-state actors and hacktivists engage in digital combat

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]]> Security ‘situation room’ stands ready to prevent ‘cyber-holocaust’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/security-situation-room-stands-ready-to-prevent-cyber-holocaust/ Tue, 05 Apr 2016 15:01:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1370396 In annual OpIsrael attack, hackers promise to 'eliminate Isra-Hell' from cyberspace; a Tel Aviv security firm aims to prevent that

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]]> White supremacist claims swastika printing hack at US colleges https://www.timesofisrael.com/white-supremacist-claims-swastika-printing-hack-at-us-colleges/ Wed, 30 Mar 2016 16:23:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1367347 Andrew Auernheimer, self-described 'white nationalist hack­tivist,' says he sent fliers to every publicly accessible printer in North America

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]]> Anti-Israel hackers promise ‘electronic Holocaust’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-israel-hackers-promise-electronic-holocaust/ Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:34:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1157730 Hacking group Op-Israel says it will 'erase the Zionist entity from cyberspace'; targets include government and army websites

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]]> Hacktivists can’t win with Israeli security system https://www.timesofisrael.com/hacktivists-cant-win-with-israeli-security-system/ Sun, 04 May 2014 16:15:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=972144 It's not worth defacing sites that use Foresight's Defacement Mitigator; no one will know the hack took place

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]]> Study: Israel five times more likely to be hacked https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-israel-five-times-more-likely-to-be-hacked/ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:34:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=943122 Hacktivists -- hackers who hit servers for ideological reasons -- are responsible for a large majority of attacks in Israel

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]]> Xtreme RAT bites Israeli government sites, yet again https://www.timesofisrael.com/xtreme-rat-bites-israeli-government-sites-yet-again/ Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:27:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=871098 Palestinian hacktivists strike Israel once more with a particular brand of malware that has a worrisome knack for success

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]]> Learning the art and practice of cyber-defense https://www.timesofisrael.com/learning-the-art-and-practice-of-cyber-defense/ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 03:42:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=607240 The Comsimulator does its worst against network protection systems in order to help them do their best

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]]> Top security exec: Beware the ‘sons of Stuxnet’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-security-exec-beware-the-sons-of-stuxnet/ Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:41:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=532362 The virus that compromised Iran's nuclear infrastructure is a model of things to come, and Israel is not immune

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]]> Hamas launches email assault https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-script-kiddies-send-israelis-threatening-email-messages/ Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:32:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=288750 Using stolen address databases or ready-made scripts, 'hacktivists' have been trying to intimidate Israelis through their inboxes

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