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

The Iranian hackers shared a series of photos, including one of Shaked at a meeting with Bennett and another of her posing with several IDF soldiers.

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

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Russia's Aeroflot suffers IT failure, hackers claim responsibility

( Illustrative) Iran conducts a cyber campaign to threaten Israeli athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Israeli hacker group takes responsibility for reported collapse of Wi-Fi in Iran


Israeli researchers discover, fix Zoom vulnerability

In January 2020, Check Point discovered a vulnerability that would allow hackers to potentially identify and join active meetings.

Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom Video Communications

Cyber wars: Check Point leads the way in defending Israel against hackers

Check Point Technologies provides cyber security for all digital platforms, and is a market leader and plays a key role in defending against hackers, both individuals and nations.

CEO of Check Point Technologies, Gil Shwed, with Avi Jorisch’s book, ‘Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World’ (Gefen Publishing House)

Czechs warn of imminent, large-scale cyberattacks on hospitals

The warning comes as hackers are targeting businesses, governments and healthcare organizations with attempts to steal sensitive information about the coronavirus outbreak.

A man types into a keyboard during the Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

WhatsApp bug allows hackers to plant malware using video files

Sending a "specially-crafted MP4 file to a WhatsApp user" could allow hackers to access information on users' phones.

Silhouettes of mobile users next to the Whatsapp logo, March 28, 2018.

Russia dismisses reports of Iranian hacking collusion as 'unsavory'

British security officials have said the Russian group, known as "Turla," used Iranian tools and computer infrastructure to successfully hack organizations in at least 20 different countries.

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U.S. government says travelers' photos taken in malicious cyber attack

A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) subcontractor has inadvertently shared copies of traveler images and license plates in what CBP is describing as a “malicious cyber attack.”

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HP using Israeli cybersecurity technology on its new computers

The deal is valued at $150 million over four years, the Israeli business news website Calcalist reported, citing an unnamed source.

Employees, mostly veterans of military computing units, use keyboards as they work at a cyber hotline facility at Israel's Computer Emergency Response Centre (CERT) in Beersheba, southern Israel

NSA 'EternalBlue' tool facilitates cyberattacks worldwide including U.S.

Many of the targets in the US have been local governments, such as Baltimore and San Antonio, where public employees often oversee networks using outdated software.

National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters building in Fort Meade, Maryland

Could third-party breaches threaten Israel’s new credit data sharing system?

Israel’s first-ever system for sharing credit data, featuring the establishment of a central credit register, was officially launched by the Bank of Israel last week.

IDRRA CEO Kobi Freedman

Hacker attacks major Israeli websites, temporarily shutting them down

An anonymous hacker could have brought parts of the Israeli economy to a halt over Shabbat, when it compromised hundreds of websites and destroyed nearly 1 million web pages.

A message demanding money is seen on a monitor of a payment terminal after a cyber attack