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Portugal warns foreign state-backed hackers targeting officials' and military messaging accounts

According to the Portuguese national intelligence service (SIS), the hacker group targeted WhatsApp and Signal accounts of government officials, diplomats, and military personnel.

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FBI agents monitor suspicious activity; illustrative.

FBI 'identified and addressed' suspicious cyber activity on its networks, agency spokesperson says

Hackers from the Handala group claimed to have hacked former MK Ayelet Shaked's phone.

Handala hackers claim to have hacked former MK Ayelet Shaked's phone, share pictures, videos online

 People gather and light candles to remember the Israeli victims of the October 7 massacre at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, October 12, 2023.

Fundraising site for October 7 ceremony targeted in alleged Hack


United Hatzalah hit by tens of thousands of cyberattacks past two days

The scale of the attacks over the past couple of days is causing concern as the country faces increasing threats from cybercriminals.

Illustrative image of a computer hacker

Technion University hacked; Cyber authority trying to assist

The cyberattack against the university has taken the form of a ransomware attack.

 A campus view of the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, on February 19, 2019.

British lawmaker's email account hacked by Russian group

The lawmaker urged the public to stay vigilant after being targeted with a fake mail, purportedly sent by a staff member.

 A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.

Italy sounds alarm on large-scale computer hacking attack

Servers had been compromised in other European countries such as France and Finland as well as the US and Canada.

HACKERS AND cybersecurity

Ariel University team wins 3rd place in hackathon

Given just 24 hours, they were tasked to develop security applications using the NVIDIA tech platforms.

 Two members of the Ariel University hackathon team.

These are the passwords Israelis used the most in 2022

If you use any of these as your password, it might be a good idea to change it.

Could your password be at risk of a hacker finding it out?

10 important steps to secure your computer from hacking

Hacking attempts are becoming more and more common.

A hacker is being depicted in this illustrative photo

Pro-Iran hackers target Israeli radio station's site on 'Quds Day'

A video replacing the livestreams showed the word "hacked," as well as sirens and several other threatening videos.

 Video placed by a pro-Iranian hacker group on Israeli websites, April 28, 2022.

Jerusalem's Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa victim of email scam

Patriarchate warns followers to "be vigilant."

 Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, waves near the Israeli barrier as he arrives through an Israeli checkpoint to attend Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, in the West Bank December 24, 2021.

Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country's hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops.

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