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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

political hacking

European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders speaks during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, September 15, 2021. (Yves Herman, Pool via AP)
July 28, 2022, 10:04 am
EU says it found evidence that senior officials were targeted with NSO spyware
In a letter obtained by Reuters, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders says investigators have found evidence that his phone was hacked using Israeli tech; NSO offers assistance
By ToI Staff
Benny Gantz, head of the Blue and White party, during an elections campaign event in Petah Tikva on March 13, 2019. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
August 29, 2019, 11:31 am
Gantz dismisses Russia hack claim; intel firm says criticism is ‘crude slander’
CGI Group head says company identified unspecified Eastern European actor as behind breach that affected 4 or 5 phones; claims Blue and White sought info on political rivals
By ToI Staff
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz speaks to reporters at the Knesset as his party submits its electoral slate to the Central Elections Committee on August 1, 2019. (Flash90)
August 28, 2019, 11:25 pm
Firm hired by Blue and White said to uncover major Russian hack of Gantz, aides
But centrist party rebuts claim of massive breach targeting staff as ‘utter lie,’ says CGI Group’s CEO leaked it to the media to pressure the campaign to pay its bill
By ToI Staff
People walk by Google's offices in New York, December 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
February 10, 2019, 8:55 am
Google to Israeli advertisers: No targeted political ads until after election
Search and advertising giant tells Israeli ad companies it’s suspending tailored messaging as part of effort to avoid election manipulation
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. Hackers/cybersecurity (iStock by Getty Images)
January 31, 2019, 6:59 pm
Hundreds of Iranian bots working to influence Israeli voters – report
US tech firm Vocativ sees huge spike in Iran-linked accounts driving divisive debates after start of election campaign; half a million Israelis believed affected
By ToI Staff
Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, France, following a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron during the 'Tech for Good' summit, May 23, 2018. (Alain Jocard/AFP)
November 21, 2018, 12:17 pm
Despite scandals, Facebook’s defiant Zuckerberg insists he’s not resigning
Amid election hacking and other controversies, social network CEO criticizes media coverage, says, ‘We have a different world view than some of the folks who are covering us’
By AFP
An illustrative picture taken on April 28, 2018 shows the logo of social network Facebook displayed on a screen and reflected on a tablet in Paris. (AFP/Lionel Bonaventure)
November 14, 2018, 8:05 am
Facebook shuts more accounts aimed at political meddling
Social network removes users linked to Russia-based troll farm that amassed 1.25 million followers, 600,000 of them in the US
By AFP
Brazil elections team leader Lexi Sturdy works in Facebook's "War Room," which coordinates anti-manipulation efforts, during a media demonstration on October 17, 2018, in Menlo Park, California. (Noah Berger/AFP)
October 18, 2018, 4:23 pm
Facebook launches ‘war room’ to combat election manipulation
Newly launched 20-person team lends a human eye to company’s artificial-intelligence effort to detect attempts to illegitimately influence voting around the world
By Julie CHARPENTRAT
This file photo taken on December 7, 2016 shows Kuwaiti Emir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (L), Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (C) and Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi attending a Gulf Cooperation Council summit in the Bahraini capital Manama. (AFP Photo/Stringer)
June 8, 2017, 9:46 am
Qatar releases report on alleged hack that sparked Gulf boycott
Without naming culprits, authorities say news agency was hacked in April with ‘high techniques and innovative methods’
By AP
FBI Criminal Cyber, Response and Services Branch Executive Assistant Director Paul Abbate waits to speak during a press conference to announce criminal charges against four Russians for the 2014 hacking of Yahoo at the US Department of Justice on March 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski)
June 7, 2017, 1:27 pm
Moscow: ‘Zero’ proof Russian hackers involved in Qatar crisis
Kremlin adviser says Russians ‘tired of reacting to unsubstantiated banalities’ and premature conclusions
By AFP
A Jewish man looks at election posters outside the French consulate in Jerusalem, on May 7, 2017 during the second round of the French presidential vote. (AFP Photo/Thomas Coex)
May 7, 2017, 10:18 am
France votes in pivotal presidential election
Centrist Macron faces off against far-right Le Pen, with the candidates offering starkly different views for country’s future
By Adam PLOWRIGHT
French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron pays respect during a ceremony marking 102nd anniversary of the slaying of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in a brief ceremony, Monday April 24, 2017 in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
April 25, 2017, 7:48 am
Russia-linked hackers reportedly targeted Macron campaign
Japanese anti-virus firm says attempted cyber espionage carried out by group US has accused of working for Kremlin
By Raphael Satter
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault addresses a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris on February 1, 2017. (AFP Photo/Patrick Kovarik)
February 19, 2017, 5:12 am
Paris denounces cyberattacks blamed on Moscow
Echoing US race, accusations leveled over alleged Russian hacking in French presidential election
By AFP
Restaurant owner Dominykas Ceckauskas poses next to a mural on the wall of his establishment depicting US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin greeting each other with a kiss in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on May 13, 2016 (AFP/Petras Malukas)
November 1, 2016, 5:34 pm
FBI finds no clear link between Trump and Russia — report
Bureau does believe Moscow hacked Democratic Party emails in attempt to undermine American democracy
By ToI Staff
Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 25, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
October 16, 2016, 1:22 am
Thousands of leaked Clinton emails a window into campaign’s inner workings
From Hillary Clinton’s comments to bankers to the mishandling of the emails controversy: What we learned from the hack of campaign chair John Podesta
By Matthew Daly
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