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Omri Goren. (Channel 12 screenshot)
September 6, 2022, 2:43 pm
House cleaner sentenced to 3 years for snooping on Gantz for Iranian hackers
Omri Goren agrees to plea deal saying he passed on information to an enemy entity; original espionage charges dropped
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image: A computer hacker. (iStock via Getty Images)
December 19, 2021, 2:57 am
Hacker group claims to steal 3 million users’ data from Israeli hiking websites
‘Sharp Boys’ says it hacked Lametayel and Tiuli, offers to sell info for $300,000
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Omri Goren, accused of offering to spy on Defense Minister Benny Gantz for Iran, during a remand hearing at Lod District Court, on December 2, 2021. (Channel 12 News)
December 7, 2021, 9:19 pm
Shin Bet officers slapped on wrist for letting ex-con work for defense minister
Agency says ‘procedural errors’ enabled Omri Goren, who allegedly offered to spy for Iran-linked hackers, to stay on as Benny Gantz’s cleaner
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Benny Gantz, escorted by security guards, at Mount Herzl national cemetery in Jerusalem, on June 20, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 19, 2021, 10:44 pm
Gantz’s house cleaner asked for just $7,000 to spy on him for Iran — TV
Report says ‘heads could roll’ in Shin Bet security service over complete failure to vet Omri Goren, a convicted bank robber employed by the defense minister
By ToI Staff
Benny Gantz is seen getting into a car next to a personal security guard, in Tel Aviv, on March 15, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
November 18, 2021, 7:39 pm
Shin Bet to probe background check process after Gantz’s house cleaner arrested
Officials admit to failure in case of Omri Goren, who served four prison sentences for numerous crimes before arrest on suspicion of spying for Iran
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minster Benny Gantz speaks at Haaretz Democracy Conference in Jaffa, on November 9, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
November 18, 2021, 1:12 pm
Gantz’s house cleaner, an ex-bank robber, accused of trying to spy on him for Iran
With indictment filed, Shin Bet security service says Omri Goren spoke to an Iran-linked hacking group about giving them access to the defense minister’s computer
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Hadassah Ein Kerem medical staff work in the coronavirus ward of the hospital in Jerusalem, on August 25, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 2, 2021, 11:55 pm
Black Shadow hackers leak medical records of 290,000 Israeli patients
After releasing full database of LGBTQ dating website, Iran-linked group publishes directory from Machon Mor medical institute including information on treatments and appointments
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Participants take part in the annual Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, on August 2, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)
November 2, 2021, 6:22 pm
Hackers claim to leak details of LGBTQ dating site after ransom not paid
Iran-linked Black Shadow group says it released full database of Atraf website, after owners failed to pay $1 million; calls to LGBTQ helpline double following hack
By ToI Staff
A man looks at a video on an Israeli website that was hacked by Iran-based hackers group calling itself 'Hacking Saviours', at an office in Jerusalem on May 21, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 31, 2021, 11:13 pm
Israel cyber authority says it warned hosting company it was vulnerable to hack
National Cyber Directorate told CyberServer ‘several times’ it could be targeted, ahead of Black Shadow hackers’ personal data breach of Israeli LGBT site and others
By ToI Staff and AFP
Illustrative: The messaging app Telegram is displayed on a smartphone. (AP Photo)
October 31, 2021, 7:28 pm
Suspected Iran-linked hackers’ Telegram account blocked after ransom demand
Black Shadow group’s channels are removed shortly after it sought payment within 48 hours to block data leak from Israeli sites
By ToI Staff
Illustrative -- The annual Pride parade in central Jerusalem on August 3, 2017 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 31, 2021, 2:04 pm
Hackers demand $1 million to halt their leak of user info from Israeli LGBT site
Black Shadow group, believed to be criminally motivated Iranians, demands digital ransom within 48 hours; HIV status of some users of dating site already posted online
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A person speaks on their phone during an annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 3, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 30, 2021, 4:40 pm
Suspected Iranian hack hits Israeli LGBT site; users fear leak of personal info
Black Shadow hacking group threatens to release data after targeting numerous websites through hack of internet hosting company in Israel
By ToI Staff
In this October 8, 2019 file photo, a woman types on a keyboard in New York. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
October 30, 2021, 10:06 am
Iranian hackers take down servers of Israeli internet hosting company Cyberserve
Black Shadow hacking group, which hit Shirbit insurance firm last year, takes public transport companies, children’s museum and other sites offline; warns of data leak
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Coins are displayed next to a Bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong, December 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
December 16, 2020, 6:32 am
Hackers say they sold batch of information stolen from Israeli insurance firm
Black Shadow hacking group threatens to sell additional documents stolen from Shirbit, publishes image of CEO’s passport
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of bitcoins (Courtesy BitsofGold)
December 7, 2020, 3:31 pm
Hackers appear to begin selling data they stole from Shirbit insurance firm
After ransom deadline passes, account for group identifying as Black Shadow reportedly receives bitcoin payment of $104,000
By ToI Staff
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