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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 371

phishing

Illustrative: Hacker using laptop on abstract binary code map background. (Peshkov/ iStock, by Getty Images)
December 26, 2023, 3:46 pm
Israel’s Cyber Directorate warns of phishing attack by Iran-based hacking squad
Governmental software safety watchdog alerts IT officers to malware posing as software update from American cybersecurity firm F5; says Iranian hackers clearly did their homework
By ToI Staff
This handout photo, published by the Shin Bet security agency on July 30, 2023, shows messages on LinkedIn between alleged Iranian operatives and Israeli targets. (Shin Bet)
July 30, 2023, 10:12 pm
Iranians tried to hack state employees and researchers, Shin Bet says
Security agency says operatives contacted Israelis via LinkedIn and email, sent infected documents that would hand them control of targets’ computers
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: In this June 16, 2013 file photo, users browse the Internet in an underground station in Hong Kong. (AP/Kin Cheung)
December 30, 2021, 7:36 pm
With criminals moving online, fraud is now Israel’s top illicit cash crop – ministry
Government report finds scams have become a more lucrative source of money than drug trafficking and physical theft, admits police are unequipped to deal with the phenomenon
By Simona Weinglass
Left to right: Dima Kagan, Eugene Geht, and Amit Israel, founders of Cyberfish (Courtesy)
April 7, 2021, 2:16 pm
US firm Cofense to buy Israel’s Cyberfish to better detect and avert phishing
Following the acquisition, US cybersecurity firm will open its first R&D center in Israel, led by the Cyberfish team based in Beersheba
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: A policeman holds handcuffs. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
June 10, 2020, 8:57 pm
Israeli held in US for ties to massive hacking-for-hire operation
Private investigator Aviram Azari has been indicted in New York for suspected links to global online criminal campaign, The New York Times reports
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of a computer hacker using a smartphone. (stevanovicigor; iStock by Getty Images)
April 20, 2020, 4:54 pm
Scammer alert: Israeli cybersecurity firm warns COVID-19 phishing attacks rising
Check Point reports large number of new website registrations, many of which are disguised to look like those of government agencies providing financial relief
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of a computer hacker using a smartphone. (stevanovicigor; iStock by Getty Images)
March 26, 2020, 12:26 am
Hackers exploiting remote workers amid coronavirus crisis, cyber authority warns
As much of Israeli public works from home, officials say criminals are using telephone ‘phishing’ attacks to try to access company login credentials
By Luke Tress
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 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
Illustrative photo (iStock)
November 19, 2017, 3:45 pm
‘I met a guy on the internet, but he keeps asking me for money’
Romance scams are soaring globally, including in Israel. Here’s the lowdown on how one woman got fooled, how and where the scammers operate, and how to avoid getting duped yourself
By Simona Weinglass
People gather to observe a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the Brussels airport and metro bombings, on the Place de la Bourse in central Brussels, on March 23, 2016, a day after the triple blasts killed some 30 people and left around 250 injured. (AFP/Belga/AURORE BELOT)
March 27, 2016, 6:35 pm
IS said to aim cyber ‘second strike’ against terror targets
Terrorists who strike European countries often follow attacks with mass hacking, according to Israeli cyber-security firm
By David Shamah
A man removes cash from a Bank Leumi ATM machine in the Meah Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 29, 2016, 7:43 pm
Zombies and mules: The inside story of the first-ever shekel bank hack
Outliers and hackers banded together to carry out an unusual heist; fortunately, mass damage was prevented, says a security expert
By David Shamah
A Jerusalem hacker at work attacking web sites (Photo credit: Sliman Khader/FLASH90)
January 17, 2016, 6:15 pm
Hackers promise sophistication, subterfuge — even sex, say experts
The New Year brings new techniques to an old art — and hackers are thriving as never before, say top cyber-security experts in Israel
By David Shamah
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