Cybersphere

Satellite hacking poses growing global threat as cyber defenses weaken, Israeli official warns

An Israeli cyber official warns that rising satellite attacks could disrupt global communications, aviation and shipping as space networks expand rapidly.

Israel National Cyber Directorate Director of Guidance and Spectrum Defense Kobi Menashe.
Patrice Caine, chairman and CEO of the French defence firm Thales, gives a keynote address at the Thales Tech Summit - UK Edition in London on September 14, 2026.

Speed of increase in cyberattacks by state, non-state actors 'frightening,' says Thales CEO

Hacker stealing money

Israeli company finds over one million online fraud cases, including fake hostage forum listings

Homayoun Sameyah Najafabadi vists the Beheshtieh Jewish cemetery in southern Tehran, January 9, 2015

Iran authorities summon Jewish rep. over community's pro-Israel likes on social media


Taiwan to launch platform for tech ecosystem based on Israeli model

The platform was originally developed by Israel's Start-Up Nation Central to showcase the country's cutting-edge technologies and entrepreneurial spirit

OUTSIDE A Tokyo brokerage house. Alternative landing pads for start-ups in Asia range from Japan and South Korea to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Magal Security receives $2.5 million of contracts for seaport projects

The Israeli company won contracts in Europe and Africa following its strategic shift to engage customers in recurring business and diversify revenue streams, Magal's CEO says

Magal Security

Daimler adopts IBM public cloud for security capabilities

The move aims to allow the automotive company to drive innovation and benefit from secure and open public clouds for businesses

Keep your head in the cloud

Cynet raises $18 million in funding for breach protection tech

As need for robust corporate cybersecurity grows, the Israeli company says it is increasing delivery of its autonomous platform in the global market

CEO Eyal Gruner

Digital asset security company Curv raises $23 million in series A round

The Israeli company also launches tX group to accelerate institutional adoption of digital assets

The skyline of Tel Aviv

Citing security risks, US bans exports of sensitive tech to Hong Kong

The move comes in response to China's imposition of security measures reportedly aimed at crushing freedoms in the global financial hub

Anti-government demonstrators scuffle with riot police during a lunch time protest as a second reading of a controversial national anthem law takes place in Hong Kong, China May 27, 2020.

Hackers leak trove of police data in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

The release of the archive dubbed "BlueLeaks", including police and FBI reports on the COVID-19 crisis and anti-racism protests, has raised concern that cyber threat actors might exploit the data.

A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, at the U.S. Consulate General in Hamburg, Germany June 5, 2020

China launches final satellite to complete homegrown alternative to GPS

According to experts, if the system is established, it will not only boost China's technological influence but eventually provide independence from the GPS network.

A satellite

Salesforce and Siemens partner to develop ‘touchless’ workplace solutions

The partnership is expected to give companies tools to make smart, data-driven decisions quickly and the confidence to reopen safely.


Cyber criminals infiltrate LG electronics, hold source code for ransom

The Maze group is said to have stolen code for electronic devices that could potentially be used by hackers to develop highly-targeted exploits

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him