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Tamar Noy, left, and Aviezer Silverman at the Melamed Lab in Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Courtesy/Yosef Adest)
December 19, 2025, 10:10 am
Newly discovered RNA molecule could lead to new treatments in war against ‘superbugs’
As antibiotic-resistant bacteria threaten global health, Hebrew University scientists use innovative method to discover PreS, a ‘secret switch’ that boosts bacteria-eating viruses
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative image: dietary supplements (iStock via Getty Images)
April 12, 2022, 10:14 am
Israeli-made dietary supplement fights off viruses in lab tests, scientists say
Mixture of 3 food supplements, each approved by the FDA, appears to be ‘very capable of inhibiting replication of RNA viruses in a remarkable way,’ says researcher behind study
By Nathan Jeffay
John McAfee announces his candidacy for US president in Opelika, Alabama, September 9, 2015. (Todd J. Van Emst/Opelika-Auburn News via AP, File)
June 24, 2021, 7:45 am
John McAfee, anti-virus software pioneer turned fugitive, dies in prison at 75
Controversial programmer believed to have killed himself in Spanish jail hours after court approved his extradition to US, where he faced possible decades in jail for tax offenses
By Barbara Ortutay
Ph.D student Esti Toledo and Postdoctoral fellow Guilaume Le Saux from the Department of Materials Engineering photographed in Dr. Mark Schwartzman's lab. In collaboration with Prof. Angel Porgador's lab, they are developing nanomaterial coatings against viruses and bacteria, including coronavirus (Dani Machlis)
May 5, 2020, 12:45 pm
Scientists hope their nanomaterial surface coatings will help battle COVID-19
Ben-Gurion University researchers say paintable and sprayable material is made of metal ions and polymer nanoparticles that are strongly antiviral and antibacterial
By Shoshanna Solomon
The potentially virus-busting UV-light system developed by IAI to fight the coronavirus (Courtesy)
March 30, 2020, 5:01 pm
From swords to plows: IAI seeks to battle coronavirus with UV-light tech
Israel’s largest defense firm develops a system to kill viruses and bacteria on surfaces faster; product prototype developed within a week is now being tested in a hospital
By Shoshanna Solomon
A Palestinian hacker on the backdrop of the Dome of the Rock on April 8, 2013 (photo credit: Sliman Khader/ Flash 90)
April 19, 2015, 6:53 pm
To fight cyber-threats, get ‘Paranoid,’ says Israeli expert
Nyotron’s cyber-security system leaves nothing to chance
By David Shamah
Tel Aviv University's website, seen here attacked by anti-Israeli hackers, February 2012 (Photo credit: Courtesy TAU)
February 6, 2014, 4:42 pm
Israeli start-up claims it may be able to stop all viruses
Cyactive’s anti-malware technology aims for the ‘dark heart’ of computer bugs — the damaging code hackers keep recycling
By David Shamah
Eugene Kaspersky, head of Kaspersky Lab (Photo credit: Courtesy Tel Aviv University)
November 11, 2013, 4:21 pm
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
Eugene Kaspersky, head of Kaspersky Lab (Photo credit: Courtesy Tel Aviv University)
February 28, 2013, 12:59 am
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 Lab
By David Shamah
Gambling on a cruise ship (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
January 29, 2013, 11:33 pm
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
Screenshot of Mahdi in action (Photo credit: Kaspersky Labs)
July 19, 2012, 8:39 pm
Mahdi virus victims mostly Israeli, report says
Trojan may be part of the larger Flame malware
By David Shamah
Iranian technicians work at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in 2010 (photo credit: AP/IIPA, Ebrahim Norouzi)
May 29, 2012, 6:07 pm
Israeli cybersecurity expert says Flame virus overhyped
Iran shouldn’t panic over the newly discovered Trojan, says anti-virus pioneer Zvi Netiv
By David Shamah
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