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Illustrative: A man typing on a computer keyboard, January 24, 2017. (Flash90)
August 31, 2017, 11:25 pm
Israeli-British man in court for cyber-attack on UK banks
Daniel Kaye was extradited from Germany, where he had received a suspended sentence for similar crimes
By AFP
Illustrative image of a hacker, via Shutterstock.
September 11, 2016, 9:04 am
2 Israelis arrested for major hacking operation after FBI tip-off
18-year-olds Itay Huri and Yarden Bidani suspected of pocketing $600,000 for masterminding cyber attack-for-hire services
By TOI staff
Illustrative: BDS supporters protesting in New York, October 2015. (BDS Facebook page via JTA)
June 2, 2016, 9:56 pm
After slew of cyber-strikes, BDS movement points finger at Israel
Report says attacks had ‘sophistication and commitment,’ notes that unidentified Israeli rights group was also hit
By Josef Federman
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) leaves the Beau-Rivage Palace hotel during a break in Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne on March 29, 2015. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI)
June 16, 2015, 10:25 am
Israel-linked spyware used stolen credentials of Chinese tech giant
Cyber security firm says hackers who targeted hotels hosting Iranian nuclear talks also likely breached system of electronics manufacturer
By Tamar Pileggi
Illustrative photo of hackers in Tel Aviv taking part in a hackathon to develop cyber-security apps (Courtesy)
January 28, 2014, 7:00 pm
Hackers do the right thing at Cybertech event
45 experts worm their way into a foreign server, using skills they may or may not have picked up in a questionable manner
By David Shamah
Eugene Kaspersky, head of Kaspersky Lab (Photo credit: Courtesy Tel Aviv University)
November 11, 2013, 4:21 pm
Stuxnet, gone rogue, hit Russian nuke plant, space station
A cyber-security expert says several ostensibly secure facilities became victims of the virus that struck Iran’s nuclear program
By David Shamah
September 17, 2013, 11:05 am
Israeli ‘good guy’ hacker feted by PayPal
In tracking down a dangerous bug, Shai Rod won himself a Wall of Fame spot
By David Shamah
A cartoon rendition of the "French Connection" hack attack (Photo credit: Courtesy)
August 31, 2013, 7:50 pm
Ukrainian RATS, Israeli MiFis, and a French connection tell a tale of cyber-insecurity
The brazenness of hackers, and their ability to engineer their way into a stolen fortune, is reaching new heights, says security company Symantec
By David Shamah
'Anonymous,' Israel-style, courtesy of the Israel Elite Force -- IEF (photo credit: Screenshot)
May 24, 2013, 5:40 am
‘Anonymous’ a little less so, thanks to Israeli hackers
Worldwide hacker group again targets Israel, but an Israeli ‘task force’ has come up with a new tactic to fight back
By David Shamah
An Arab site defaced with a message from the Israel Elite Hacker Team. (photo credit: Screenshot)
May 9, 2013, 9:18 pm
Israeli hackers ready to defend US sites, as #OpUSA flops
Anonymous had planned to follow up its #OpIsrael attacks with a mass hacking of American sites
By David Shamah
A previous Anonymous' Op-Israel banner (photo credit: screenshot)
From the WebMarch 14, 2013, 5:23 pm
‘Erase Israel from the Internet’: Anonymous plots massive cyber-attack
Israel is taking threats by the hacker group seriously, with defensive preparations under way, Russia Today reports
A previous Anonymous' Op-Israel banner (photo credit: screenshot)
March 11, 2013, 3:39 am
True, Anonymous dislikes Israel. It doesn’t like anyone else, either
The hacker group targeted Israeli sites during Pillar of Defense, but has taken aim at nearly every Mideast country with almost the same ferocity
By David Shamah
Members of the winning team show off their Certificate of Achievement (photo credit: Courtesy Amal Group)
March 3, 2013, 6:59 am
The ‘white hat hackers’ of tomorrow
Students from 20 technical high schools compete to detect viruses, protect software, in systems they’ve never seen before
By David Shamah
A hacker message to the people of Israel (Screenshot)
January 4, 2013, 1:07 pm
Hack attack: No borders for Arab computer vandals
Hackers targets dozens of Israeli websites every day. They also strike at sites in Iran, the Palestinian territories and across the region
By David Shamah
Security expert Eugene Kaspersky (right) at Tel Aviv University (Photo credit: Courtesy)
December 20, 2012, 8:14 pm
New computer virus hitting Iran could be more potent than it looks
‘Batchwiper’ seems to be a simple Trojan, says Israeli expert, but so was the malware that apparently prefaced Stuxnet
By David Shamah
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