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מתקפת סייבר האקר האקרים אבטחת מחשבים

Over 15 cyber attack groups affiliated with Iran, Hezbollah or Hamas are operating against Israel, says National Cyber Directorate

25.12.23|Omer Kabir
According to a report published by the National Cyber Directorate summarizing the cyber events since the beginning of the war, their main targets include academia, healthcare, water, energy, fuel, transportation and maritime shipping sectors
האקר האקרים פריצה פריצת מחשב

How Iran used social media to stoke tensions between Israelis

20.12.23|Omer Kabir
An investigation by the Fake Reporter organization reveals that since 2021, a foreign network with ties to Iran has been operating in Israel, spreading lies, incitement and hate on social media, using dozens of fake profiles and impersonating real people to sow division
תחנת דלק טהרן איראן

Israeli hackers claim responsibility for shutting down 70% of Iran gas stations in cyber attack

18.12.23|Omer Kabir
A pro-Israeli hacker group called ‘The Predatory Sparrow’ claims to have succeeded in shutting down most gas stations in the country, confirmed by Iranian and international media.
שלט חוצות פרו פלסטיני ברחובות טהרן איראן

Iran and Hezbollah were behind cyberattack on Israeli hospital, says National Cyber Directorate

18.12.23|Omer Kabir
A joint investigation revealed that the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence’s Agrius and Hezbollah’s Lebanese Cedar were behind the cyber attack on Ziv Medical Center at the end of November, in which 300,000 patient records were stolen
המנהיג העליון ב איראן עלי חמינאי

Iranian hackers attempt to damage critical infrastructure through Israeli Unitronics products

03.12.23|Viki Auslender
According to a joint warning from American and Israeli cyber security agencies, since November 22, a group linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards has attacked Israeli company Unitronics devices which are used to control and automate machines.
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Iranian-backed cyberattackers have struck Israeli tech companies and educational institutions

06.11.23|Omer Kabir
Palo Alto Networks conducted an investigation but did not disclose the identity of the victims of the attackers, the extent or scope, or the type of information stolen and deleted.
מלחמת עזה תקיפות תקיפת צהל צה"ל ב רצועת עזה חרבות ברזל  10.10.23

Gaza war could cost global economy $1 trillion

17.10.23|Yarden Rozanski
The expansion of the war between Israel and Hamas to multiple fronts, including Iran, could raise the price of oil from $90 to $150 per barrel, push inflation higher, and cut global GDP
הגנה מפני מתקפת סייבר עשויה לחסוך לארגונים נזקים כלכליים עצומים

Israel’s National Cyber Directorate says Iran is behind the attack on the Technion

07.03.23|Omer Kabir
According to the Directorate, the attack on the Technion's computer systems about three weeks ago was carried out by a group known as MuddyWater, which is affiliated with Iran's Ministry of Intelligence
האקר האקרים סייבר

Check Point: Iranian hackers attempted to spy on senior Israeli officials

14.06.22|Rafael Kahan
Tzipi Livni, Israel’s former Foreign Minister and Vice Prime Minister, was one of the targets of the operation, which also included a former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, the head of a major research center, and a VP of a major defense establishment
מתקפת סייבר האקר האקרים אבטחת מחשבים

Suspected Iranian DDoS cyberattack takes down Israeli government websites

14.03.22|Raphael Kahan
Former senior executive at Israel’s National Cyber Directorate estimates that Iran initiated the attack due to the growing tensions between the countries. “We are heading into a period of wide-scale escalation in cyberspace,” he said
הקברניט חמאס רקטות כיפת ברזל

Iranian hackers suspected of breaking into defense company Rafael's systems

01.02.22|Raphael Kahan and Udi Etsion
The hackers, who belong to the Iranian regime-supported "Moses Staff", uploaded to the Darknet examples from Rafael's database and offered up the stolen data for 100 bitcoin
דב מורן מייסד גרוב ונצרס ממציא ה דיסק און קי

Meeting Iran’s nuclear aspirations with an Israeli defense umbrella

28.12.21|Dov Moran
With an Iranian nuclear bomb only being a matter of time according to Dov Moran, the legendary Israeli entrepreneur is suggesting Israel should steal a page from Ronald Reagan’s book
סייבר איראן סייבר איראני

The horror movie that is cyberwars

03.11.21|Ido Kenan
The ongoing cyber battles between Iran and Israel have also included psychological warfare, as Iranian hackers focus on personal data, hoping to keep Israelis on edge
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How should the media respond to Iran’s continued cyberattacks?

31.10.21|James Spiro
As Iran-linked groups target Israeli institutions, the media is helping humiliate Israel and strike fear into its citizens
מתקפת סייבר האקר האקרים אבטחת מחשבים

Iranian hackers leak data from Israeli LGBTQ dating app

30.10.21|Meir Orbach and Yuval Sade
The Black Shadow hacker group announced on Friday that it had hacked into the servers of Israeli web hosting company Cyberserve which provides services to dating app “Atraf”
מייסדי סייבריזן מימין יוסי נער ליאור דיב יונתן שטרים-עמית cybereason סטארטאפים מבטיחים

Cybereason exposes Iranian state-sponsored cyber espionage

06.10.21|James Spiro
The attacks were identified in a report that revealed aerospace and telecommunication companies as targets
מתקפת סייבר האקר האקרים אבטחת מחשבים

Report: Criminal cyber actions are used to cover Iranian strategic operations against Israel

26.05.21|Raphael Kahan
The SentinelOne report names hacker group Agrius as an Iranian agent. Sources said this group was behind the Shirbit and the KLS attacks
עמרי שגב מויאל מנכ"ל Profero

As cyberattacks peak, so does the demand for Profero's services

13.02.21|Allon Sinai
The CEO of the Israeli cybersecurity startup, which specializes in helping companies address and manage the aftermath of a security breach, says it is turning people away as hackers take advantage of Covid-19 pandemic
עימות ג'ו ביידן דונלד טראמפ בחירות ארה"ב 2020

Who was targeted by Iranian hackers and what is the only way to safeguard the U.S. elections?

18.10.20|CTech
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אבטחת מידע סייבר גלישה בטוחה מנעול

Report: Iranian hacking group launched concentrated attack on Israeli companies

18.10.20|Raphael Kahan
ClearSky and Profero, who identified the attack said hackers launched fake ransomware attacks, aimed at encrypting company data