September 11, 2016
9:04 am

Illustrative image of hacker (Shutterstock)

2 Israelis arrested for major hacking operation after FBI tip-off

18-year-olds Itay Huri and Yarden Bidani suspected of pocketing $600,000 for masterminding cyber attack-for-hire services

By Times of Israel staff

June 2, 2016
9:56 pm

BDS supporters protesting in New York, October 2015. (BDS Facebook page via JTA)

After slew of cyber-strikes, BDS movement points finger at Israel

Report says attacks had ‘sophistication and commitment,’ notes that unidentified Israeli rights group was also hit

By Josef Federman

June 16, 2015
10:25 am

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) leaves the Beau-Rivage Palace hotel during a break in Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne on March 29, 2015. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI)

Israel-linked spyware used stolen credentials of Chinese tech giant

Cyber security firm says hackers who targeted hotels hosting Iranian nuclear talks also likely breached system of electronics manufacturer

By Tamar Pileggi

January 28, 2014
7:00 pm

Illustrative photo of hackers in Tel Aviv taking part in a hackathon to develop cyber-security apps (Courtesy)

Hackers do the right thing at Cybertech event

45 experts worm their way into a foreign server, using skills they may or may not have picked up in a questionable manner

By David Shamah

November 11, 2013
4:21 pm

Eugene Kaspersky, head of Kaspersky Lab (Photo credit: Courtesy Tel Aviv University)

Stuxnet, gone rogue, hit Russian nuke plant, space station

A cyber-security expert says several ostensibly secure facilities became victims of the virus that struck Iran’s nuclear program

By David Shamah

September 17, 2013
11:05 am

Israeli ‘good guy’ hacker feted by PayPal

In tracking down a dangerous bug, Shai Rod won himself a Wall of Fame spot

By David Shamah

August 31, 2013
7:50 pm

A cartoon rendition of the "French Connection" hack attack (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Ukrainian RATS, Israeli MiFis, and a French connection tell a tale of cyber-insecurity

The brazenness of hackers, and their ability to engineer their way into a stolen fortune, is reaching new heights, says security company Symantec

By David Shamah

May 24, 2013
5:40 am

'Anonymous,' Israel-style, courtesy of the Israel Elite Force -- IEF (photo credit: Screenshot)

‘Anonymous’ a little less so, thanks to Israeli hackers

Worldwide hacker group again targets Israel, but an Israeli ‘task force’ has come up with a new tactic to fight back

By David Shamah

May 9, 2013
9:18 pm

An Arab site defaced with a message from the Israel Elite Hacker Team. (photo credit: Screenshot)

Israeli hackers ready to defend US sites, as #OpUSA flops

Anonymous had planned to follow up its #OpIsrael attacks with a mass hacking of American sites

By David Shamah

March 14, 2013
5:23 pm

A previous 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

March 11, 2013
3:39 am

True, Anonymous dislikes Israel. It doesn’t like anyone else, either

The hacker group targeted Israeli sites during Pillar of Defense, but has taken aim at nearly every Mideast country with almost the same ferocity

By David Shamah

March 3, 2013
6:59 am

Members of the winning team show off their Certificate of Achievement (photo credit: Courtesy Amal Group)

The ‘white hat hackers’ of tomorrow

Students from 20 technical high schools compete to detect viruses, protect software, in systems they’ve never seen before

By David Shamah

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 20, 2012
8:14 pm

Security expert Eugene Kaspersky (right) at Tel Aviv University in 2012 (Photo credit: Courtesy)

New computer virus hitting Iran could be more potent than it looks

‘Batchwiper’ seems to be a simple Trojan, says Israeli expert, but so was the malware that apparently prefaced Stuxnet

By David Shamah

November 21, 2012
1:40 am

Satellite dishes on rooftop of shacks in Jaffa (Photo credit: Alana Perino/Flash90)

Israel ‘outshouts’ Hamas TV, radio

In a little-heralded aspect of Pillar of Defense, the IDF hijacks the Gaza airwaves and sends its messages to residents

By David Shamah

Topic: Israeli hackers

2 Israelis arrested for major hacking operation after FBI tip-off

18-year-olds Itay Huri and Yarden Bidani suspected of pocketing $600,000 for masterminding cyber attack-for-hire services

After slew of cyber-strikes, BDS movement points finger at Israel

Report says attacks had ‘sophistication and commitment,’ notes that unidentified Israeli rights group was also hit

Israel-linked spyware used stolen credentials of Chinese tech giant

Cyber security firm says hackers who targeted hotels hosting Iranian nuclear talks also likely breached system of electronics manufacturer

Hackers do the right thing at Cybertech event

45 experts worm their way into a foreign server, using skills they may or may not have picked up in a questionable manner

Stuxnet, gone rogue, hit Russian nuke plant, space station

A cyber-security expert says several ostensibly secure facilities became victims of the virus that struck Iran’s nuclear program

Israeli ‘good guy’ hacker feted by PayPal

In tracking down a dangerous bug, Shai Rod won himself a Wall of Fame spot

Ukrainian RATS, Israeli MiFis, and a French connection tell a tale of cyber-insecurity

The brazenness of hackers, and their ability to engineer their way into a stolen fortune, is reaching new heights, says security company Symantec

‘Anonymous’ a little less so, thanks to Israeli hackers

Worldwide hacker group again targets Israel, but an Israeli ‘task force’ has come up with a new tactic to fight back

Israeli hackers ready to defend US sites, as #OpUSA flops

Anonymous had planned to follow up its #OpIsrael attacks with a mass hacking of American sites

‘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

True, Anonymous dislikes Israel. It doesn’t like anyone else, either

The hacker group targeted Israeli sites during Pillar of Defense, but has taken aim at nearly every Mideast country with almost the same ferocity

The ‘white hat hackers’ of tomorrow

Students from 20 technical high schools compete to detect viruses, protect software, in systems they’ve never seen before

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

New computer virus hitting Iran could be more potent than it looks

‘Batchwiper’ seems to be a simple Trojan, says Israeli expert, but so was the malware that apparently prefaced Stuxnet

Israel ‘outshouts’ Hamas TV, radio

In a little-heralded aspect of Pillar of Defense, the IDF hijacks the Gaza airwaves and sends its messages to residents

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