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This undated photo provided by the US Air Force shows an X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (US Air Force via AP)
February 7, 2018, 12:49 pm
Russian hackers exploit weakness in US cyber defense
Group known as ‘Fancy Bears’ targets dozens of employees working on secret projects including drones, missiles, stealth fighter jets, cloud-computing platforms
By JEFF DONN, Desmond Butler and Raphael Satter
Illustrative photo of a cybersecurity expert (AP/John Minchillo)
January 5, 2016, 10:08 pm
IT experts say Ukraine blackout caused by a cyberattack
Kiev claims malware resposible for a computer virus that shut down networks of local electrical grids last month
By AFP
Illustrative: Dark forces on the web via Shutterstock
August 27, 2015, 9:41 pm
Report links sophisticated hacking scheme to Iran
Dissidents targeted with text messages and phishing attacks trying to breach their Gmail accounts
By AP
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
Illustrative: a computer (Pexels)
February 20, 2015, 2:42 pm
Votiro keeps Gaza porn-video hackers, and other baddies, at bay
It might be too much to expect employees to bypass intriguing e-mails that could be dangerous to open, says Itay Glick. Why tempt them?
By David Shamah
A Palestinian hacker on the backdrop of the Dome of the Rock on April 8, 2013 (photo credit: Sliman Khader/ Flash 90)
February 16, 2015, 7:59 pm
Gaza ‘porn star video’ spread malware in Israel, says report
US cyber-security firm Trend Micro releases details of a unprecedented phishing scam that targeted top Israeli sites
By David Shamah
A recent ISACA event (Photo credit: Courtesy)
November 4, 2014, 3:50 pm
App turns any Android phone owner into a hacker
AirHopper is one example of an advanced presistent threat, and the world needs to be prepared, says Shai Zandani of ISACA
By David Shamah
(R. to L.) Chairman of the IEC’s Directorate, Ret. Major General Yiftah Ron-Tal, The Minister of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources, Silvan Shalom, Eli Glickman, CEO of the Israel Electric Corporation, and IEC Deputy CEO and Customer Deputy Director-General, Yaakov (Yasha) Hain face the “red team” hackers at the IEC”s Cyber—Gym (Photo credit: Yossi weiss, IEC Spokesman unit)
August 29, 2014, 5:58 pm
Cyber-security news isn’t all bad, says Israeli expert
Hackers, whether they work for enemy states or phish for victims, can be stopped, says Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel
By David Shamah
An Iron Dome missile defense battery set up near the southern Israeli town of Ashdod fires an intercepting missile on July 16, 2014 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 29, 2014, 2:42 pm
Report: Hackers ‘phish’ Iron Dome plans from defense firms
Chinese hackers hit top Israeli security companies using a tried and true tactic, a US company claims
By David Shamah
Map of the servers where data stolen by 'Remote Control System' is uploaded to (Photo credit: Kaspersky Lab)
June 26, 2014, 2:57 pm
Hebrew no shield from hackers, phony bank app shows
Neither language nor a legitimate-looking interface — or even use of an iPhone — can protect users from phishing attacks, say top security mavens
By David Shamah
Screenshot of a forged Microsoft security certificate that victims of the Molerats attack clicked on (Photo credit: Courtesy)
June 8, 2014, 6:59 pm
Gaza hackers boost reach, spread malware in EU, US
‘Molerats’ use simple tools to wreak havoc on severs worldwide. The solution, say experts, is also simple
By David Shamah
(cyber security image via Shutterstock)
May 29, 2014, 9:56 am
Iranian hackers said to use Facebook to spy on Israelis
Over 2,000 executives and officials fall victims to brazen, complex 3-year ‘Newscaster’ scam run by social network ‘friends,’ report says
By David Shamah
Illustrative: A man suspected of pedophilia at a court hearing in Jerusalem. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
March 9, 2013, 6:03 am
Top cop details the complexities of fighting cyber-crime
Traditional investigation techniques fall short when facing cyber-criminals from bank robbers to pedophiles… and then there’s the struggle to explain the cases to judges
By David Shamah
The Syrian Electronic Army (photo credit: screenshot/File)
February 20, 2013, 1:52 pm
Israel’s infrastructure exposed to cyber-risk
Though less talented than the Chinese, Iranian and Arab hackers may be able to get to electrical and water systems, expert warns
By David Shamah
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