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An illustrative photo of a hacking concept. (Sergey Shulgin on iStock via Getty Images)
December 20, 2024, 11:24 pm
US charges Israeli-Russian for involvement in notorious ransomware group
Rostislav Panev, 51, awaits extradition to US after August arrest in Israel; Lockbit collective he’s allegedly linked to is accused of extorting over $500 million in recent years
By Susan Heavey and AJ Vicens
An illustrative photo of a hacking concept. (Sergey Shulgin on iStock via Getty Images)
September 19, 2023, 7:29 pm
US cyber giant CrowdStrike snaps up Israeli-founded cloud security startup Bionic
Company has developed a ‘Google Maps’ security platform to help businesses protect their software applications from cyber threats
By Sharon Wrobel
File: View of Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak, April 13, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 8, 2023, 9:10 am
Bnei Brak hospital hit by cyberattack, bringing down computers
Patients, medical equipment at Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center unaffected; Health Ministry urges public to avoid going to the emergency room there
By Michael Horovitz
The Illusive team (Illusive Networks)
December 13, 2022, 5:34 pm
Israel’s Illusive gets snapped up by US cybersecurity firm Proofpoint
Proofpoint acquires Israeli cybersecurity firm that develops solutions to protect enterprises from cyberthreats such as identity-based data breaches
By Sharon Wrobel
Finance Ministry officials headed by Avigdor Liberman host Wally Adeyemo, the deputy sectetary of the US treasury, and treasury officials in Jerusalem on Sunday, November 14, 2021. (Finance Ministry spokesperson's office)
November 15, 2021, 3:43 am
US announces partnership with Israel to combat ransomware
Agreement reached during visit of deputy treasury secretary to yield info-sharing on financial sector, joint training and exercises on cybersecurity
By Jacob Magid
Hospital staff at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center log patient details with pen and paper, following a ransomware cyberattack, October 13, 2021. (Hillel Yaffe Medical Center)
October 18, 2021, 10:52 am
Top cyber official: Hospital attack ‘purely financial,’ likely by Chinese group
Warning of ‘ongoing battle’ with hackers, Health Ministry cybersecurity chief Reuven Eliyahu says Israeli health sector is targeted ‘tens of thousands of times a month’
By ToI Staff
Hospital staff at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center log patient details with pen and paper, following a ransomware cyberattack, October 13, 2021. (Hillel Yaffe Medical Center)
October 18, 2021, 5:27 am
Officials said to fear some medical records lost forever in hospital cyberattack
Work to restore Hillel Yaffe’s systems could take weeks; multiple cyberattack attempts on Israeli hospitals thwarted over weekend
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image: Shaare Zedek hospital staff wear safety gear as they work in a coronavirus ward, in Jerusalem on September 23, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 17, 2021, 9:20 am
Multiple cyberattack attempts on Israeli hospitals thwarted, officials say
National Cyber Directorate and Health Ministry say ‘early assessments and a quick response’ stopped the attacks over weekend; Hillel Yaffe’s systems still being restored
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Programming scripts on a computer monitor. (Motortion/iStock by Getty Images)
October 16, 2021, 9:14 pm
New report suggests Israel is country most affected by ransomware since 2020
Cybersecurity firm commissioned by Google says Israel has a near-600% increase in reported ransomware samples during recent period
By ToI Staff and AFP
Illustrative. Malware, ransomware attack by a hacker. (solarseven; iStock by Getty Images)
October 16, 2021, 1:20 am
Data shows $590m in ransomware payments reported to US in 2021 as attacks surge
Treasury says figures for the year on track to beat totals for the entire previous decade
By Joshua MELVIN
Illustrative image: A computer hacker. (iStock via Getty Images)
October 15, 2021, 6:41 am
Hospital has ‘no idea’ of scale of cyberattack havoc; recovery could take months
Day after major ransom attack identified at Hadera center, doctors report minimal progress on solving problem; experts unsurprised, predicting normality is at least 3 months away
By Ricky Ben-David and Nathan Jeffay
Shaare Zedek hospital staff and an IDF soldier gathered around computer screens on October 14, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 14, 2021, 5:50 pm
After hackers cripple Hadera hospital, health systems gird for more cyberattacks
Medical centers take some systems offline to reduce vulnerability; Shaare Zedek IT chief warns ‘nightmare’ scenario ‘not necessarily over yet’
By Nathan Jeffay
The third out of eight phases of the National Drone Initiative's pilot project to create a national drone network, where amongst others the drones would be able to deliver food and medicine through an application, in Tel Aviv, on October 11, 2021 (Photo by FLASH90)
October 14, 2021, 2:53 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 14 – Tech successes notched, including beer-carrying drones
ToI editor David Horovitz and Startup Israel editor Ricky Ben-David discuss a WWII diplomat’s courage, massive capital-raising rounds, cybersecurity threats and drones that deliver
By ToI Staff
Hospital staff at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center log patient details with pen and paper, following a ransomware cyberattack, October 13, 2021. (Hillel Yaffe Medical Center)
October 14, 2021, 1:51 pm
Hadera hospital still offline a day after cyberattack
Health Ministry says top experts working ‘around the clock’ to restore full functionality at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
By Amy Spiro and Emanuel Fabian
Hospital staff at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center log patient details with pen and paper, following a ransomware cyberattack, October 13, 2021. (Hillel Yaffe Medical Center)
October 13, 2021, 10:26 pm
Israel on heightened alert after hospital hit with ransomware attack
Hillel Yaffe resorts to logging admissions with pen and paper while being unable to conduct non-urgent procedures; officials believe cyberattack was not backed by an enemy state
By Emanuel Fabian
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