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Greece's then-intelligence chief Panagiotis Kontoleon at Greece's parliament in Athens, July 29, 2022. (Yiannis Panaagopoulos/Eurokinissi/AFP)
August 7, 2022, 1:52 pm
Greek intel chief, PM’s aide quit over alleged use of Israeli-developed spyware
Head of EYP acknowledges management ‘errors,’ but government denies claims it used Predator malware to spy on journalists, opposition
By Helene Colliopoulou
Guardicore founders from right: Dror Sal'ee, Pavel Gurvich and Ariel Zeitlin. (Courtesy)
September 29, 2021, 3:00 pm
US firm to acquire Israeli cybersecurity company Guardicore for $600m
Akamai Technologies announces definitive deal to buy Israeli company in move to provide solutions against ransomware
By Ricky Ben-David
The logo of the Israeli company NSO Group is displayed on a building where it had offices in Herzliya until 2016. (AP Photo/Daniella Cheslow)
July 20, 2021, 2:49 pm
French prosecutors open probe into alleged media spying using Israeli software
Investigation will focus on allegations that Moroccan intelligence services used NSO Group’s Pegasus malware to spy on several journalists in France
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative. A hacker breaking into a computer. (gorodenkoff via iStockPhoto)
August 11, 2019, 9:19 pm
Digital cameras vulnerable to ransomware, Check Point researchers find
High personal value of photos, along with price of the devices, add up to ‘lucrative target for attackers’
By Shoshanna Solomon
A laptop computer running Windows 10 on display at the Microsoft Build conference in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
March 10, 2018, 8:14 am
Israeli experts find Cortana can be used to hack locked PC
Two researchers take advantage of Microsoft’s virtual assistant to bypass security measures and download malware to PC
By ToI Staff
A computer running a Windows Server is seen connected into a network server in an office building in Washington, DC on May 13, 2017. (AFP/Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS)
May 15, 2017, 7:51 am
Cyber chaos may grow as workweek begins
Malicious variations of ransomware could wreak even greater havoc than weekend assault that affected 200,000 victims in 150 countries
By YURI KAGEYAMA and LOUISE WATT
Deborah Housen-Couriel
May 15, 2017, 12:49 am
Deborah Housen-Couriel
Israel has dodged a cyber bullet…so far
The WannaCry ransomware attack highlights the need to step up safety in the the private sector
A window announcing the encryption of data including a requirement to pay appears on an electronic timetable display at the railway station in Chemnitz, eastern Germany, on May 12, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / dpa / P. GOETZELT)
May 13, 2017, 4:30 pm
Organizations hit by unprecedented global cyberattack
A look at prominent victims of ‘ransomeware’ attack that has struck companies and government bodies worldwide
By AFP
A woman points to the website of the NHS: East and North Hertfordshire notifying users of a problem in its network, in London on May 12, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS)
May 13, 2017, 4:22 pm
No current indication Israel was hit in global cyberattack, official says
Head of National Cyber Authority says picture will become clearer after Sabbath, when many networks come back online
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative image of a hacker at work (Pixabay)
May 13, 2017, 6:47 am
Israel is one of at least 74 countries hit by massive extortion cyberattack
Security firms record more than 45,000 attacks worldwide as fast-spreading ‘ransomware’ hits hospitals, health systems, telecoms
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Cyber researchers at Ben Gurion University have developed malware to prove that headphones and earphones can be ‘re-purposed‘ to enable snoops to record your private conversations, November 23, 2016. YouTube screenshot)
November 23, 2016, 12:19 pm
Israeli researchers: Snoops can hack your headphones to record conversations
Ben Gurion University team reveals software glitch that allows headsets to be ‘re-purposed‘ as microphones
By Sue Surkes
Cyber-attack (Shutterstock)
From the WebSeptember 21, 2016, 9:00 am
Check Point reports surge in ransomware and malware
Globes: Israeli data security company Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. reports a surge in ransomware and malware attacks in August: the number of active ransomware families grew by 12 percent, while detected attempted ransomware attacks increased by 30%
An Iranian security guard stands at the Maroun petrochemical plant at the Imam Khomeini port, southwestern Iran. (AP/Vahid Salemi, File)
August 27, 2016, 8:44 pm
Malware discovered at petrochemical plants, Iran claims
Routine inspection detects malicious software, says Iran military official, denying any link to recent blazes at complexes
By ToI Staff
Screenshot of a ransomware exploit (Courtesy)
July 17, 2016, 2:41 pm
Israeli system keeps hospital data safe from ransomware
Votiro’s file isolation technology quarantines hazardous email attachments, then delivers them sans threats
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: a computer (Pexels)
May 30, 2016, 5:04 pm
Slowly but surely, software piracy rate in Israel shrinks
Israel more like Europe than Mideast in percentage of illegally acquired programs
By ToI Staff
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