Ransomware

14 stories about Ransomware
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Tower proves there is no shame in being the victim of a cyberattack

06.09.20|Meir Orbach
The companies that should really be ashamed are the ones that think that they can hide the breach, not understanding that it will be revealed in retrospect or while it's ongoing
מנכ"ל טאואר ראסל אלוונגר

Israeli chipmaker Tower confirms cyberattack forced it to shut down systems

06.09.20|Meir Orbach
Tower notified the relevant authorities, including law enforcement, of the incident and reported it to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on Sunday, but didn't say whether it was the victim of a ransomware attack
רכב אוטונומי של מובילאיי ו פורד בניסוי ב ירושלים

Can a celebrity's Instagram account be repossessed and where are most ransomware attacks coming from?

20.07.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: One-minute Covid-19 detector at center of bitter legal battle
שלומי אביב VMware

Most ransomware attacks still come from Russia, China, and North Korea, says VMware exec

20.07.20|CTech
Shlomi Aviv, the Israel country manager for Dell subsidiary VMware, spoke Sunday with CTech’s Editor in Chief Elihay Vidal, as part of Calcalist’s online convention on cybersecurity
האקר ביטקוין מטבע וירטאלי

Sapiens pays $250,000 in Bitcoin to hackers who took over its computers

14.06.20|Meir Orbach
The Israel-based software company has not alerted the exchange authorities in the U.S. or Israel
סייבר טק 2020 לימור קסם

CTalk: Ransomware Attackers Threaten to Leak Data, Says IBM Security Advisor

29.01.20|CTech
Limor Kessem, an executive security advisor at IBM, spoke to CTech reporter Adi Pick at the CyberTech Global conference taking place in Tel Aviv this week
כנס סייבר 2020 תומר וינגרטן

Ransomware Attacks Doubled in 2019, Says SentinelOne CEO

17.12.19|Naomi Zoref
Tomer Weingarten, SentinelOne co-founder and CEO, spoke Monday at Calcalist’s Cyber 2020 conference
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Ransomware Protection Startup Odix Receives 2 Million Euros EU Grant

26.09.19|Adi Pick
Odix develops technology to provide file-based attack protection that disarms different malware, including ransomware
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Ransomware Attack Blocked Successfully, Says Cyber Company Verint

18.04.19|Raphael Kahan
On Wednesday night, Israeli media reported that the Israeli offices of the surveillance and business intelligence company were under attack, though the nature of the ransomware and the demands of the attackers were unclear
אופיר חסון מייסד ומנכ"ל Cybergym ועידת ניו יורק 2019

Ransomware Attacks Have Become 15 Times More Common Since 2017, Says CyberGym CEO

17.04.19|Adi Pick
Ofir Hason the co-founder and CEO of Israeli cybersecurity company CyberGym spoke Thursday at Calcalist’s Mind the Tech conference
אבטחת מידע סייבר פריצה סיסמה

Anti-Ransomware Startup Votiro Raises $8 Million

14.11.18|Lilach Baumer
The Tel Aviv-based company develops enterprise software that automatically scans and cleans each file sent or shared via email, and content collaboration platforms and USB drives
עובדי מורפיסק Morphisec סטארט-אפ סייבר

Cybersecurity Startup Morphisec Raises $12 Million

19.02.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Morphisec develops cybersecurity products that use moving target defense technology to protect against zero-days, ransomware, evasive fileless attacks and other cyber threats
נוזקת הכופר Petya

Australian Investors Back Israel-based Anti-Ransomware Startup

02.08.17|Meir Orbach
Votiro Cybersec raised $9 million in a new funding round. Investors’ interest in the company stems from the sharp rise in ransomware attacks, such as this year’s Petya and WannaCry