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A SpaceX logo is displayed on a building, May 26, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
August 28, 2026, 6:44 am
Tel Aviv-based firm helps uncover Russian-speaking hackers’ use of SpaceX’s AI tool
Gambit says the cybercrooks, who it discovered due to a server that was inadvertently shared online, were able to persuade Cursor’s agents that the hacking of at least 7 companies was a simulation
By Raphael Satter
Illustrative: The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, on February 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
August 27, 2026, 6:33 am
US says it disrupted Chinese hacking campaign that broke into top government bodies
Justice Department says it seized two platforms used in operation to hack NASA, the Federal Reserve, Senate and other sensitive agencies; Beijing says it opposes cyberattacks
By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot, at a campaign conference of at the Darom HaSharon Regional Council building in central Israel, July 27, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 26, 2026, 11:45 pm
Spyware reportedly found on phones of 2 senior Eisenkot campaign officials
Malware, including wiretapping software, reportedly found during daily cybersecurity check at opposition Yashar party headquarters
By ToI Staff
Screen capture of the Stryker medical technology company website, March 11, 2026. (Stryker)
March 11, 2026, 9:36 pm
Iran hacking group claims attack on US medical company Stryker
Handala says cyber operation a ‘complete success,’ succeeded in extracting 50 terabytes of data as retaliation for military strikes
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Icons of Facebook and WhatsApp are pictured on an iPhone. (AP/Martin Meissner)
June 9, 2025, 9:11 pm
Italy, Israeli spyware firm cut ties after Rome accused of hacking critics’ phones
Italian parliamentary committee says government used Paragon spyware with permission of prosecutors to counter illegal immigration, alleged terrorism, criminal activities
By Giuseppe Fonte and Alvise ARMELLINI
Illustrative: Hacker using laptop on abstract binary code map background. (Peshkov/ iStock, by Getty Images)
April 16, 2025, 12:44 am
US lawyer says UK intel firm paid Israeli hacker to target him during court battle
Daniel Feldman says Vantage Intelligence hired Aviram Azari, convicted in an earlier hacking case, to intercept private conversations with his lawyer, tipping trial in opponents’ favor
By Raphael Satter
Illustrative: A woman works out at a gym in Jerusalem (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
January 29, 2025, 7:29 pm
City of Yavne rocked by online clips of multiple women having sex with trainer at gym
Police open probe into how apparently hacked CCTV footage was obtained, distributed; scandal has ‘destroyed entire families’ as residents identify people they know in the footage
By Stuart Winer
President Isaac Herzog hosts a Sukkot event for the public at his official residence in Jerusalem, October 3, 2023. (Chaim Goldbergl/Flash90)
October 5, 2023, 5:08 pm
Herzog says his Telegram account hacked by scammers
President’s office says no data stolen in breach, attributed to criminal enterprise rather than foreign adversary; hack ‘being dealt with’ by Shin Bet
By ToI Staff
The Eitanim center on July 4, 2004 (Flash90)
September 19, 2023, 2:34 pm
Psychiatric hospital near Jerusalem hit by suspected cyberattack
Staff at Eitanim switch to manual operations, while doctors continue medical treatment undisrupted
By ToI Staff
An air raid alert is broadcast in Russia, triggered by hackers according to officials, February 28, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 28, 2023, 2:42 pm
Russia says hackers set off false air raid alerts on TV, radio
Warnings broadcast in Belgorod, Voronezh regions near Ukraine, and annexed Crimea; similar cyberattack triggered sirens last week
By AFP
The Twitter logo is seen on the awning of the building that houses the Twitter office in New York, October 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
January 7, 2023, 5:47 am
Israeli researcher reports leak of 235m email addresses linked to Twitter accounts
Alon Gal warns exposure of personal emails obtained in hack ‘will unfortunately lead to a lot of hacking, targeted phishing, and doxxing’
By Barbara Ortutay
In this October 8, 2019 file photo, a woman types on a keyboard in New York. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
November 8, 2022, 10:56 am
North Korean hacker attack on Israeli crypto firm said thwarted
Report says money would have been used to fund sanctioned state’s nuclear program; attack on unnamed company reportedly utilized ‘unfamiliar tools’
By ToI Staff and AFP
An illustrative photo of a person typing on a keyboard as part of a cyber breach. (Techa Tungateja; iStock by Getty Images)
October 20, 2022, 1:58 pm
Israeli cyber intel firm shines bright light on new, shadowy cybercrime collective
Petah Tikva-based Cyberint dives deep into the unusual set-up and modus operandi of a successful group of cyber-mercenaries
By Ethan Freedman
A July 4, 2022, report on the Iranian Tasnim news agency about a cyberattack on the "Israel Metro." (Screen capture/Twitter)
July 4, 2022, 6:59 pm
Israeli light rail company hit in cyberattack amid Iranian reports of ‘metro hack’
Denial of service, said to cause no lasting damage, is latest apparent salvo in Israel-Iran cyberwar
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A cybersecurity expert stands in front of a map of Iran as he speaks to journalists about the techniques of Iranian hacking, on September 20, 2017, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)
July 1, 2022, 3:57 pm
Info of over 300,000 Israelis leaked as Iranian hackers target travel booking sites
Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority seizes servers of Gol Tours LTD, which operates the affected websites, after claiming owner failed to cooperate and address security breach
By Tobias Siegal
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