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State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman speaks at the annual Cyber Week, at Tel Aviv University, on December 9, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 9, 2025, 6:43 pm
State comptroller: Foreign interference could undermine next year’s election
Matanyahu Englman says Iran could ‘create chaos’ on election day; head of National Cyber Directorate predicts Israel’s next war ‘will begin and end in the digital realm’
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Igor Grosu, president of Moldova's parliament and leader of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity, speaks to the media after the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, September 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
September 29, 2025, 2:29 pm
Pro-EU party narrowly wins Moldovan election marred by claims of Russian meddling
Victory seen as crucial for ex-Soviet republic to maintain push toward EU integration; analysts warn ruling party had ‘fragile’ win, will struggle to form stable government
By Agencies
A woman exiting a voting booth waits in line to cast her vote during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, September 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
September 28, 2025, 9:54 am
Moldovans vote in tense election plagued by Russian interference claims
Diaspora vote expected to be pivotal in determining whether landlocked nation of 2.5 million lets pro-EU governing party maintain its solid majority in parliament
By STEPHEN McGRATH
Former US president Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, March 4, 2023. (Alex Brandon/AP)
March 6, 2023, 4:44 pm
Israeli tech sleuths uncover pro-Trump bot network swarming presidential rivals
Cyabra researchers identify 3 networks of potentially hundreds of thousands of fake accounts criticizing DeSantis and Haley, in manipulation of mainstream US Republican sentiment
By David Klepper
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
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
Election staff, at left, count ballots behind ballot boxes in central Tirana, Albania, June 26, 2017. A US administration source alleged in September 2022 that Russia meddled in the election. (Hektor Pustina/AP)
September 14, 2022, 10:24 am
US says Russia has sent $300 million to meddle in elections in dozens of countries
Senior administration official assesses that the amount, spent since 2014, is just ‘the tip of the iceberg,’ more went undetected
By Shaun Tandon
Illustrative: Nevadans wait to vote in-person at Reed High School in Sparks, Nevada, prior to polls closing in the US presidential elections, November 3, 2020. (Scott Sonner/AP)
March 17, 2021, 12:07 pm
US reportedly readying sanctions on Russia next week over election meddling
Iran, China and other countries also expected to be targeted in wake of intelligence report identifying attempts to sway 2020 presidential vote
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative: Workers scan ballots as the Fulton County presidential recount gets under way, November 25, 2020 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
March 16, 2021, 11:14 pm
US: Iran and Russia targeted 2020 elections, but didn’t compromise result
Government departments say hackers ‘materially impacted’ security of networks, though no evidence found that they manipulated the outcome
By AFP
Social media applications of WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Periscope, September 18, 2015. (HStocks/Istock by Getty Images)
August 7, 2020, 9:32 am
Social media giants take fresh steps to curb US election manipulation
Twitter says it’ll work to curb reach of ‘state-affiliated media’ on platform, while Facebook removes users in Romania posing as American supporters of Trump
By Glenn Chapman and Rob Lever
Supreme Court Justice Hanan Melcer, the chairman of the Central Elections Committee, presents the official results of the elections for the 22nd Knesset to President Reuven Rivlin (unseen), at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, September 25, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 7, 2019, 12:54 pm
Elections czar says there was no foreign interference in September elections
Hanan Melcer positively cites Israel’s use of paper ballots rather than computerized system, says anonymous campaign ads on social media went way down after ban
By ToI Staff
Residents cast votes at Dunn Elementary School November 5, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (John Sommers II/Getty Images/AFP)
November 6, 2019, 8:41 am
US security chiefs warn of foreign meddling in 2020 vote
Singling out China, Russia and Iran, heads of 7 government agencies say ‘our adversaries want to undermine our democratic institutions’
By AFP
Illustrative: A man passes a Facebook screen at the Gamescom gathering in Cologne, Germany, August 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
October 22, 2019, 3:12 am
Facebook removes Iran, Russia networks trying to disrupt US 2020 and other votes
Social media giant announces move as it seeks to step up security, improve its image; Iran-based accounts posted anti-Israel propaganda, company says
By AP and ToI Staff
Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends the 74th United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2019 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
September 29, 2019, 6:56 am
Iran denies US election meddling, claims it has no preference
In preview of NBC interview to air Sunday, Foreign Minister Zarif threatens US that it will not be able to finish any war it starts
By AP
The Facebook logo is displayed during the F8 Facebook Developers conference in San Jose, Calif., April 30, 2019. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via JTA)
May 18, 2019, 4:16 am
Israeli company targeted Nigerian election in Facebook disinformation campaign
Tel Aviv firm Archimedes backed winning candidate in February presidential election in profit-driven scheme, reaching millions on social media
By Isabel Debre
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