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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 347

cyber warfare

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
Illustrative: A soldier from the IDF's Military Intelligence Directorate works at a computer. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 13, 2024, 11:39 am
IDF computer chief: 3 billion cyber attacks against Israel since beginning of war
All attacks were intercepted and no computer systems were compromised, says Mamram commander Col. Racheli Dembinsky
By ToI Staff
Gaby Portnoy, head of the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) speaks at the Cyberweek annual conference at Tel Aviv University on June 25, 2024. (Courtesy)
June 25, 2024, 7:31 pm
Iranian cyber terrorism since Oct. 7 is a global threat, warns Israel cyber czar
Israel’s State Comptroller is looking into potential cyber breaches of the PMO, and drone systems as part of a cyber threat preparedness report leading to and since the Hamas war
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: The screen of an Israeli-made Unitronics device that was hacked in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, on November 25, 2023. (Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa via AP)
December 2, 2023, 10:17 pm
Iranian cyber attack targets Israeli tech used by several US bodies
Breaches affect Pennsylvania water authority, other utilities and aquarium using device that manages water processes; hackers’ message says Israeli-made equipment ‘a legal target’
By Frank Bajak and Marc Levy
Several fake Instagram profiles the IDF says were used in attempts to obtain information from soldiers for the Hamas terror group, November 2, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 2, 2023, 6:46 pm
IDF exposes catfishing network seeking info on troops heading into Gaza
Using stolen pictures of girls, operatives from ‘Axis of Resistance’, under pretense of romantic relationships over social media, attempt to trick soldiers into giving info
By Emanuel Fabian and Michael Horovitz
File: View of Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak, April 13, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 16, 2023, 7:58 pm
Hackers threaten to release stolen medical files on Netanyahu, Haredi leaders
Information comes from ransomware attack on the Mayanei HaYeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak
By Canaan Lidor
Illustrative. An IDF soldier from the C4I Corps types on a computer. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 11, 2023, 12:33 pm
300 cyberwarfare reservists say they won’t volunteer for duty, as overhaul advanced
Gallant quoted warning ministers IDF ‘will not be able to withstand’ certain number of key reserve members quitting service
By Emanuel Fabian
Photo illustration: Rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel on May 12, 2021. (Edi Israel/Flash90; Egor Suvorov/iStock)
May 14, 2023, 10:13 pm
Slapdash attempt to hack rocket sirens may be cause for serious alarm about Iran
Boasts by ‘Sudanese’ hackers may be farfetched, but their goal of keeping civilians from shelter shows the deadly aims of Iranian cyber warfare, possibly backed by Russian know-how
By Avi Davidi
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid provided by Lebanese Shiite terror group Hezbollah set out for Syria from Beirut's southern suburbs on February 12, 2023. (Anwar Amro/AFP)
May 11, 2023, 10:06 pm
US authorities seize Hezbollah-linked website domains in counterterrorism effort
In blow to Lebanese terror group, the US Justice Department takes control of 13 online platforms linked to sanctioned members, businesses and charities
By AP
Israeli reserve soldiers, veterans and activists protest outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, against the Israeli government's planned reforms, on February 10, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 19, 2023, 9:31 am
Hundreds of elite IDF reservists stop showing up for duty over judicial overhaul
Officers and soldiers who volunteer in Military Intelligence’s Special Operations Division and cyber warfare units begin boycott ‘until this attempted coup is over’
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli reserve soldiers and activists protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Bnei Brak, March 16, 2023. (Flash90)
March 16, 2023, 10:56 pm
Hundreds of elite IDF reservists say they will stop showing up beginning Sunday
Officers and soldiers who volunteer for reserve duty in Military Intelligence’s Special Operations Division and cyber warfare units cite Knesset vote Sunday barring a PM’s recusal
By ToI Staff
A campus view of the Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, on February 19, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
March 7, 2023, 12:39 pm
Israel publicly blames Iran for cyberattack on major university last month
National Cyber Directorate says it traced assault on Technion Institute to group calling itself MuddyWater, which is affiliated with Iranian government intelligence
By ToI Staff
Fictitious Facebook and Instagram accounts that the Shin Bet says was created by terror operatives in the Gaza Strip to ‘catfish’ Israelis, revealed on December 12, 2022. (Shin Bet)
December 12, 2022, 1:48 pm
Shin Bet: Gaza operatives try to ‘catfish’ Israelis with fake social media accounts
Agency says terror elements in Strip operated Facebook and Instagram accounts using photos of real Israeli women, in attempt to harm Israelis
By Emanuel Fabian
Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Albanian counterpart Edi Rama alongside their teams at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. (Haim Zach/GPO)
October 23, 2022, 8:54 pm
Citing common threat from Iran, Lapid pledges cyberdefense help to Albania
PM Edi Ram, on three-day visit, is eager to bolster his country’s protection after Tehran blamed for online attacks
By Lazar Berman
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (C) lands in Israel for a three-day visit on October 23, 2022. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
October 23, 2022, 3:21 pm
After cutting ties with Iran, Albanian PM arrives in Israel to talk cybersecurity
Edi Rama blames Tehran for series of attacks in July, will meet with Israel’s cyber czar; Dutch PM also slated to land this week
By Lazar Berman
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