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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 374

Israel National Cyber Directorate

Illustrative: A woman holds her cell phone with an Israeli flag cover at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, February 23, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 10, 2024, 10:10 am
‘You’ll be buried by next week’: Police probe threatening text messages sent to Israelis
Messages reportedly include full names, cities of residence; authorities advise people to ignore ‘fake messages intended to induce panic during war’ and block senders
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. Cybersecurity protection. (Thinkhubstudio via iStock by Getty Images)
May 3, 2024, 4:12 pm
As Iranian hackers grow more skilled, Israel builds ‘cyber dome’ to protect itself
Jerusalem working with international allies to build consolidated defenses in cyberspace; Tehran said to have launched more than 800 significant cyberattacks on Israel since Oct. 7
By AFP and ToI Staff
Gaby Portnoy, director general of the Israel National Cyber Directorate, speaks at the Cybertech 2024 conference in Tel Aviv, April 9, 2024. (Cybertech)
April 9, 2024, 5:43 pm
Cyberattacks by Iran, Hezbollah have tripled during the war, says Israel cyber czar
Iranian-linked hacker group conducts cyberattacks against Israel from the offices of a disguised IT company in the heart of Tehran, Cyber Directorate chief reveals
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative. Cybersecurity protection. (Thinkhubstudio via iStock by Getty Images)
April 7, 2024, 11:20 pm
Israeli cyber startups attract interest as cybersecurity attacks surge during Gaza war
Merger and acquisition deals of cyber startups amounted to $985 million so far in 2024; cybersecurity watchdog says there was a 2.5 times increase in cyberattacks during 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
A photo released by Israel Police urging Israelis not to answer WhatsApp calls from unknown foreign numbers, October 27, 2023. (Israel Police)
October 28, 2023, 2:18 am
Police: Don’t answer calls from unknown foreign numbers amid potential hack attempt
Authorities say calls flooding Israelis’ phones over past day appear designed to cause panic, possibly hack WhatsApp accounts
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
File: View of Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak, April 13, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 8, 2023, 9:10 am
Bnei Brak hospital hit by cyberattack, bringing down computers
Patients, medical equipment at Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center unaffected; Health Ministry urges public to avoid going to the emergency room there
By Michael Horovitz
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
An illustrative photo of a person typing on a keyboard as part of a cyber breach. (Techa Tungateja; iStock by Getty Images)
December 20, 2022, 5:03 am
17-year-old locates radar systems, arms depots through breach on IDF website — TV
Report says teen accessed sensitive data about military projects before reporting breach to national cyber directorate, which alerted the military
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. Cybersecurity protection. (Thinkhubstudio via iStock by Getty Images)
July 27, 2022, 10:42 pm
US-Israel fund launches cybersecurity program for critical infrastructure protection
New BIRD initiative to grant $1.5 million per project for joint work on securing supply chains, airports and seaports, and enterprises
By Ricky Ben-David
A screen shot of a siren. (screen capture: YouTube)
June 20, 2022, 8:49 am
Cyberattack suspected behind false siren alerts in Jerusalem, Eilat
National Cyber Directorate investigating possible hack after civilian warning systems – not military – activated on Sunday; said examining if Iranian hackers behind attack
By ToI Staff
A security guard patrols the fence around the West Bank settlement of Efrat on April 8, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/FLASH90)
May 11, 2022, 11:57 am
Comptroller says budget gaps leave settlements, border towns vulnerable to attacks
In annual report, Matanyahu Englman faults government for wide range of failings, including lack of preparedness for hospital cyberattacks and safety issues at construction sites
By ToI Staff
Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel and Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Gaby Portnoy, director general of the Israel National Cyber Directorate hold a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 2, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 3, 2022, 12:45 am
Seeing hack attacks on the rise, Israel orders telecoms to erect ‘cyber Iron Dome’
Reform requires communications firms, seen as gateway to other vital infrastructure, to develop detailed plans for identifying and preventing online attacks
By Tobias Siegal
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