Iranian hackers

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, confers with then-cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit during a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, on December 20, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

January 31, 2019, 2:15 pm

AG concludes talks on PM graft cases, will declare charges before election: TV

Mandelblit reportedly set to announce bribery indictment in Case 4000, fraud in Case 1000; Netanyahu accuses him of caving in to ‘immense pressure’ from left, media

By Michael Bachner

Illustrative image of a hacker, via Shutterstock.

December 13, 2018, 2:30 pm

Iranian hackers go after nuclear workers, US officials and think tanks

AP investigation unearths ongoing attempts from within Iran to target diverse groups, from Arab scientists to US defense contractors to Iranian environmentalists

By Raphael Satter

Alister Shepherd, the director of a subsidiary of the cybersecurity firm FireEye, gestures during a presentation about the APT33 hacking group, which his firm suspects are Iranian government-aligned hackers, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on September 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

September 20, 2018, 8:57 am

Cybersecurity firm warns of more Iranian hacking as US sanctions loom

FireEye says government-aligned group in Iran targeted Middle East energy firms before first round of American sanctions took effect this summer

By Jon Gambrell

Illustrative image of a hacker at work (Pixabay)

January 30, 2018, 10:50 pm

Iran hackers reportedly tried to phish Israeli nuclear scientists

Emails sent to Israeli researchers contained links to news stories from a fake British media outlet, TV report says

By TOI staff

December 5, 2017, 2:30 pm

Iranian hackers targeted Israelis for info on dissidents — report

Cybersecurity firm says group most likely state-sponsored, looking for information on anti-regime activists living in Iran

By Stuart Winer

Illustrative: Stuart Davis, a director at one of FireEye's subsidiaries speaks to journalists about the techniques of Iranian hacking, on September 20, 2017, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)

September 21, 2017, 4:55 am

Iran government-backed group said hacking aviation, petrochemical industries

Iranian hackers suspected of targeting industries in Saudi Arabia, the US and South Korea, cybersecurity firms warns

By Jon Gambrell

August 28, 2017, 4:18 pm

Israeli firm sees the spy agencies behind the sexy images

Tel Aviv-based ClearSky tells tale of pretty women luring social media friends into networks of deceit in bids to steal data

By Shoshanna Solomon

July 25, 2017, 4:53 pm

Israel firm says Iran-linked hackers spin global web of deceit

New report by Israeli cyber-intelligence firm says CopyKittens lays malware traps, creates fake Facebook pages

By Shoshanna Solomon

NSA Director Admiral Michael Rogers discussing cyber-security in 2014 (screen capture: YouTube)

March 28, 2016, 3:16 am

NSA chief ‘makes secret Israel trip to talk Iran, Hezbollah cyber-warfare’

Admiral Rogers said to meet with IDF intelligence officials, including head of 8200 unit, during visit last week

By TOI staff

File: Attorney General Loretta Lynch, accompanied by FBI Director James Comey, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, March 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

March 24, 2016, 7:41 pm

Hackers tied to Iran charged in cyber-attacks on US banks, dam

7 people indicted; attorney general says attackers threatened America’s economic well-being and national security

By Tami Abdollah and Eric Tucker

Illustrative: Former IDF chiefs of staff (from left) Benny Gantz, Dan Halutz, Ehud Barak, Amnon Lipkin-Shahak and Shaul Mofaz in Tel Aviv, October 2011 (Meir Partush/Flash90)

February 9, 2016, 8:41 pm

Iran said to hack former Israeli army chief-of-staff, access his entire computer

TV report says cyber-attacker working for Tehran targeted 1,800 key people worldwide; hacker left behind his ID, prompting Iran to halt the assault

By TOI staff

Yaser Balaghi, whom Checkpoint pinned as a leader of the Rocket Kitten hacker gang (Checkpoint)

November 10, 2015, 6:46 pm

Bumbling Iran hackers target Israelis, Saudis… badly, report shows

It’s a gang of criminal coders that couldn’t even lock its own front door, cyber-security firm Checkpoint says

By David Shamah

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 26, 2015 (screen capture: YouTube)

November 9, 2015, 1:04 am

Rouhani attacks hardline Iranian media

In latest criticism over recent arrests of journalists, president accuses outlets of serving as ‘undercover police’

By TOI staff

An IDF C4I Corps soldier monitors for hacker activity (Photo credit: Courtesy)

August 13, 2015, 6:41 pm

Official: Iran, Hamas conduct cyber-attacks against Israel

The IDF is reorganizing its cyber-defense system to meet a slew of unprecedented challenges

By David Shamah

June 15, 2015, 7:15 pm

Anatomy of an Iranian hack attack: How an Israeli professor got stung

After saying in a radio interview that she has contacts in Iran, Thamar Eilam Gindin became the subject of phishing attempts

By David Shamah