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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 373

cyber espionage

Iran is upping its cyberwarfare tactics, and is likely to only increase them further regardless of a potential Israel-Hamas ceasefire. (iStock photo/ mirsad sarajlic)
September 11, 2024, 4:51 pm
Iran upped cyberattacks on Israel after Oct. 7. Experts say a ceasefire won’t change that
This year, the Islamic Republic set a new benchmark for its cyber strategy, which extends far beyond the battlefield to include influence operations and intelligence gathering
By DAVID DIMOLFETTA
A woman passes Westminster Magistrates Court in London, August 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
July 26, 2024, 4:37 pm
Israeli private investigator accused of hacking for hire goes on trial in London
Amit Forlit, accused of involvement in scheme to access info of individuals, businesses, is wanted by US; was arrested in April while trying to board flight to Israel
By Sam Tobin
Passengers walk at Heathrow Airport, in London, May 27, 2023. (AP/Kin Cheung)
May 10, 2024, 8:01 am
Israeli PI mistakenly freed by UK after arrest over alleged hack-for-hire scheme
Amit Forlit’s whereabouts unknown after procedural issue leads to no-show at court hearing; private eye accused of being paid to gather information about Argentinian debt crisis
By Raphael Satter
The Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
May 3, 2024, 11:54 pm
Israeli private eye arrested in UK over alleged hacking for American PR firm
Amit Forlit, wanted in US on charges of conspiracy to commit computer hacking, was nabbed while boarding a plane to Israel, but judge refuses to extradite him
By Sam Tobin
In this file photo taken on October 10, 2018, a demonstrator dressed as Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) with blood on his hands protests outside the Saudi Embassy in Washington, DC, demanding justice for missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (Jim Watson/AFP)
June 17, 2023, 7:21 pm
Jamal Khashoggi’s widow files lawsuit against NSO Group
Hanan Elatr Khashoggi says Israeli tech company used its Pegasus software to infiltrate her phone in months leading up to her husband’s murder
By ToI Staff
A screenshot from a BFMTV newscast in August 2022 featuring anchor Rachid M'Barki. (Screenshot via YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 23, 2023, 10:22 pm
French news channel fires anchor linked to Israeli disinformation network scandal
Rachid M’Barki, a familiar face on BFMTV, let go after external influence probe finds firm had planted reports and journalist failed to follow due editorial process
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Soldiers loyal to Burkina Faso's latest coup leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore gather outside the National Assembly as Traore was appointed Burkina Faso's transitional president in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Friday, October 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Kilaye Bationo)
February 16, 2023, 6:27 pm
Israeli firm sought to discredit Red Cross in Burkina Faso at request of local gov’t
Company allegedly arranged article tying humanitarian group to terrorism for political ends, adding to growing evidence that private outfits are manipulating public opinion online
By AFP
Tal Hanan, the leader of a team allegedly meddling in election and commercial campaigns around the world, at his office in Modiin, December 2022. (Screenshot: YouTube; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 15, 2023, 2:38 pm
Exposé unmasks Israel-led disinformation team that meddled in dozens of elections
Tal Hanan, aka ‘Jorge,’ revealed to have ability to hack accounts of top officials, plus software for quickly creating networks of 30,000 social media bots; he denies wrongdoing
By Michael Bachner
NSO Group CEO Shalev Hulio speaks with the Calcalist paper, April 20, 2020. (YouTube screenshot/File)
October 13, 2022, 1:00 pm
Former NSO CEO and ex-chancellor of Austria establish new cybersecurity startup
Dream Security to defend critical infrastructure sites from cyber attacks, including oil, water, energy facilities, raises $20 million in early round
By Ricky Ben-David and Agencies
An illustrative photo of a person typing on a keyboard as part of a cyber breach. (Techa Tungateja; iStock by Getty Images)
May 9, 2022, 6:05 pm
US-Israeli cyber firm uncovers ‘massive’ Chinese-backed industrial espionage ring
Cybereason says group is ‘one of the most prolific and industrious’ in cyber threat landscape, targeted dozens of tech and manufacturing companies on 3 continents
By Ricky Ben-David
Car of Russia's ambassador to Prague, Aleksandr Zmeyevsky is parked in front of the Foreign Ministry in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
March 29, 2022, 10:09 pm
Europeans expel dozens of Russian ‘masquerading as diplomats’ amid espionage fears
Expulsions from Netherlands, Czech Republic, Ireland, Belgium, North Macedonia come as relations between Russia and West have plunged into deep freeze following Ukraine invasion
By Mike Corder
An Illustration of a man holding his phone with an NSO Group logo with a computer screen in the background, in Jerusalem, on February 7, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 27, 2022, 3:22 pm
NSO files defamation lawsuit against Calcalist over reports on police use of spyware
Cyber-surveillance firm demands NIS 1 million in damages that it says will be donated to help Holocaust survivors and victims of sexual assault, if it wins
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An Iranian flag made from binary code. (Sergio Lacueva/iStock Photo by Getty Images)
January 29, 2022, 5:49 pm
Report: Iranian ‘honey trap’ sites try to enlist spies to ostensibly work for Israel
Cybersecurity experts say 16 sites, using same phrasing, logos, and sometimes web infrastructure, likely part of Iran-backed counterintelligence operation
By ToI Staff
Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai attends a ceremony for the Jewish new year at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem on September 5, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 19, 2022, 4:34 pm
Privacy experts slam police ‘abuse of power’ in alleged use of spyware on civilians
Researchers say revelations that police deployed NSO cyberweapon expose an organization in urgent need of oversight
By Ricky Ben-David
An illustration of the ‘Digital Violence: How the NSO Group Enables State Terror’ website set up by Forensic Architecture with Amnesty International and Citizen Lab (Courtesy)
January 9, 2022, 5:49 pm
Don’t toss the spyware with the NSO scandal bathwater, urges Israeli cyber guru
Democracies need cybersurveillance tools to track criminals and terrorists. Just regulate the tech better, argues Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel
By Shoshanna Solomon
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